Care Assistant (23.1 hours per week)

The Greatham Foundation; Greatham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A residential care home in Greatham is looking for compassionate Care Assistants to deliver person-centred care to residents. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, ensuring safety and compliance with care plans, and supporting residents' well-being and independence. Candidates should have two years of experience in a care setting. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience of working with older people in a care setting.

Responsibilities

• Help residents lead full lives and ensure adherence to care policies.
• Provide safe and appropriate care to residents.
• Ensure care plans are understood before delivery.
• Assist with meals and drinks for residents.
• Report changes in residents’ condition to management.
• Assist residents with bathing and dressing ensuring privacy and dignity.
• Follow Moving and Handling policy in care delivery.
• Adhere to Health and Safety requirements.
• Care for residents at the end of life as per their plans.

Job description

Overview

At Stichell House, we are looking for people who are compassionate about caring for others.

Set in the landscaped grounds of the beautiful Greatham estate, Stichell House is a modern residential home in an enviable location. We offer 35 en-suite bedrooms, in a purpose built, modern facility with outstanding levels of care.

Our Care Assistants play a critical part in delivering person-centred outcome-focussed care to maintain the health and wellbeing of our residents and empower them to have independence, autonomy, choice and control in their lives.

Responsibilities

• To help the residents to lead as full a life as possible and to ensure that care practices accord with The Greatham Foundation policies including the policies and rules contained within the Employee Handbook and to take appropriate in reporting any issues to the Registered Manager or Duty-Manager.
• To provide safe and appropriate care to residents and to adhere to The Greatham Foundation s policy on safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• To ensure care plans are read and understood before care delivery, to ensure care is delivered appropriately, and in a safe manner at all times.
• To help with serving of meals and assisting residents where necessary.
• To make drinks, or help residents’ make drinks, when required complete appropriate documentation.
• To report any changes in residents’ condition to the Duty Manager or the Registered Manager
• To help bathe, wash and assist with dressing when necessary, ensuring you provide choice, privacy and dignity at all times.
• To assist residents with their individual toilet requirements and adhere to relevant individual care plan.
• To ensure Moving and Handling policy is followed in accordance with residents’ plan of care and risk assessments.
• To clean up spillages as they occur using appropriate equipment supplied and as specified in the Health & Safety Policy
• To ensure Health and Safety requirements are always adhered to.
• To care for residents who are at the end of their life in accordance with their plan of care, wishes and needs.
• Contribute to delivering person centred care, putting the resident at the heart of everything you do and helping people when needed.

Person Specification

• Two years’ experience of working with older people in a care setting

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship as we have fully allocated our available certificates of sponsorship.