Care Assistant - 21 hours - 247225

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Training and development

Overtime opportunities

Enhanced weekend rates

Job summary

Wakefield Council is recruiting a 21‑hour Care Assistant to support residents with dementia at Hazel Garth. The role focuses on compassionate, person‑centred care and helping residents maintain dignity and choice in daily living.

The post offers pro rata annual salary between £15,237.49 and £15,479.84, plus enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays, with full induction and funded qualification after probation. Applicants contact Alastair Kirk for more information.

Qualifications

• Experience in care is desirable.
• Ability to work in a compassionate, person‑centred way.
• Willingness to work on a rota including weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with daily living tasks in a Dementia Care Home.
• Deliver person‑centred care to residents to maintain dignity and choice.
• Work 21 hours per week on a rota basis, with enhanced weekend/bank holiday rates.

Job description

Salary: £15,237.49 to £15,479.84 a year, pro rata

Are you caring, compassionate, and friendly?

Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life, giving them choice, control, dignity and respect?

If so, then we may have the right position for you!

Hazel Garth is a Dementia Care Home based in Knottingley. At Hazel Garth we support vulnerable adults who have a diagnosis of Dementia and provide high levels of care to ensure that our residents have the best quality of life in their later years.

We are recruiting for a 21-hour Care Assistant to work alongside our experienced Dementia care staff. The position will help you gain invaluable skills to deliver person centred care at every opportunity. The hours of work are on a rota basis, and the position does include weekends and bank holidays with enhanced rates of pay.

The successful candidate will be given a comprehensive induction programme, full training to deliver high standards of care, and we will fund the qualification for you on successful completion of the probation period.

With a starting salary of £26,847.00 (FTE), enhancements for weekend and bank holiday working, plus overtime opportunities and 25 days holiday, there is plenty to be excited in a care role at Hazel Garth!

There are lots of other benefits which make up our overall employee package too, such as:

Access to OHU

A strong commitment to training and development

Make a difference to someone’s life – give them your care!

This post is subject to the Fluency Duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. The post-holder is required to demonstrate an appropriate level of fluency under the duty as detailed within the job specification for the post

For further information, please contact Alastair Kirk on 01977 722405.

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact.

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