Care Assistant - Bank

PrimeLife Ltd; Blackburn; Sur place; GBP 15 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

Blue Light Card savings

Training and progression

Résumé du poste

Prime Life are seeking Bank Care Assistants to join Hawkhurst Residential Home in Blackburn, Lancashire. The home cares for 26 residents with a range of physical and mental health needs, requiring patient, respectful support from our care team.

Full training is provided and there are opportunities to learn and progress with the dedicated Quality Matters team. Benefits include DBS funding, holiday pay, a refer-a-friend scheme, and Blue Light Card savings.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference.
• Dementia awareness would be beneficial; full training provided.

Responsabilités

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene and dressing for the day or night.
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely with mobility aids and equipment.
• Providing friendship and companionship and accompanying residents to appointments or social outings.
• Maintaining accurate written records and completing documentation.
• Collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to promote residents' health and well-being.
• Welcoming family members and assisting with enquiries.

Connaissances

Caring nature

Patience

Dementia awareness

Description du poste

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Bank Care Assistant. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.

This role will be based at Hawkhurst Residential Home in Blackburn, Lancashire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 26 residents, living with a range of physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Bank Care Assistant:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96 to £13.32 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!
• Access to Blue Light Card savings - The UK’s number one discount service for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces

Responsibilities of our Bank Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and dressing for the day, or retiring to bed for the evening
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
• Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries

What we’re looking for in our Bank Care Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Bank Care Assistant