Care Assistant

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Free uniform

Free DBS

Free parking

Life assurance

Induction & training

Refer a Friend £1000

Employee assistance

Care Worker charity

Blue Light Card & rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in Wallingford is looking for a dedicated care assistant to support residents with daily routines and personal care in a warm, home-like setting.

You’ll help with bathing, dressing and mobility, ensuring dignity and comfort for residents while collaborating with a friendly care team. The role offers £13.78 per hour with weekend enhancements, and flexible contracted hours (full or part-time).

Qualifications

• Experience in care or willingness to learn.
• Great communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work in a team and with residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily routines and personal care.
• Support bathing, washing and toilet use as needed.
• Provide compassionate, person-centred care to residents.
• Collaborate with the team to maintain a safe, welcoming environment.

Skills

Caring nature

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Health & Social Care qualification

Job description

We're one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you'll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we're currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Westgate House is a state of the art home offering residential, nursing and dementia care to 61 residents in the market town of Wallingford.

Care Assistant

Pay rate: £13.78 per hour Weekend Enhancement available

Contracted Hours: Full and part time hours available

At Westgate House, we offer more than just a place to live - we provide a home where care grows with you. Whether you're looking for residential, nursing, or dementia care, our personalised support adapts to your needs, so you can remain in familiar surroundings with people who know and understand you.

Located just a short walk from the centre of Wallingford, Westgate House is a welcoming part of the local community - trusted by families for the warmth, compassion and continuity of care we offer.

We are looking for you to work as a care assistant making a real difference to our residents lives every day. Along with supporting daily routines and personal care (washing, bathing, supporting toilet use) we are looking for the right people to genuinely care for our residents and create a happy fulfilled life for them. Some days may be challenging but you will laugh, have fun and make lasting memories. You'll become part of our extended family too, bringing kindness, exceptional care and dignity to our care homes.

We are looking for both experienced carers and those that are new to care to build our teams with diverse people who can bring all sorts of life experience to the job. We provide induction training and support, with ongoing development opportunities for you to really build a career with us. You will be a great communicator and able to build relationships and positive working and living environments. We'd love you to love your job.

AND IN RETURN

We're currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK, meaning we reinvest every penny we make into our homes, residents lives and team members. We offer a great range of benefits:

• 28 days holiday; increasing with length of service (pro rat'd for part time)
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Free car parking
• Life assurance
• Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme
• Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid
• Blue Light Card and "My Rewards" programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more.