Care Assistant

Sanctuary Care; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit care provider in Wolverhampton is seeking a Care Assistant to join their team. This role centers around providing personalized care to residents while supporting colleagues in a positive environment. Ideal candidates are caring, enthusiastic, and enjoy working with older adults. Sanctuary Care offers extensive benefits including training opportunities, annual leave, life assurance, and a supportive work atmosphere. Ideal for those looking to make a meaningful impact in a rewarding role.

Benefits

20 days annual leave

Life assurance

CQC performance bonus

Overtime enhancement

Statutory sick pay

Excellent training and development opportunities

Refer a friend scheme

Contributory pension

24/7 support service

Exclusive discounts and wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential; training and support will be provided.
• Ability to communicate well and a flexible approach are essential.
• Genuine liking for older people and treating everyone with respect.

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues and residents in a team environment.
• Provide personalized care following individual care plans.
• Engage residents in leisure and social activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexible approach

Good communication

Caring attitude

Job description

Care Assistant

East Park Court Residential Care Home, 29 Holloway Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

£12.82 per hour

38.5 hours per week

Why work for us?

Proud to be not-for-profit, at Sanctuary Care we provide high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. At the very heart of everything we do is our mission to go beyond the standard expectation of providing great care, by doing everything we can to enrich the lives of the residents we are privileged to care for, their loved ones and as importantly, our dedicated and valued staff.

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at East Park Court Residential Care Home for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at East Park Court Residential Care Home is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Are you our next Care Assistant? Here’s more about the role:

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• We give the highest quality of personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans
• Leisure and social activities are a really important part of the day – let’s get stuck in
• It’s very simple – if we can be the best Care Assistant we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then we’re all doing a great job.

What skills do I need?

• Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home
• Experience is not essential, as we will support you with all the training and support you’ll need to do the job, what is important is that you are caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share
• Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
• You’ll also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Benefits and rewards

We know you work so hard and being the best Care Assistant you can be needs to be rewarded. We are very proud to offer the following:

• 20 days annual leave equivalent based on hours worked
• Life assurance
• CQC performance bonus
• Overtime enhancement
• Statutory sick pay
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £750 available
• Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
• Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
• Exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, recognition and much more via “Sanctuary e-hub”
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Requisition 223038

To join Sanctuary Care you will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and Influenza prior to commencing employment, unless you are medically exempt. You will be required to provide evidence of all vaccinations as part of the recruitment process.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.