Care Assistant - Bank

PrimeLife Ltd; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated care professionals to join their friendly team as Bank Care Assistants. This rewarding role involves supporting residents with personal care, ensuring their dignity and independence. You will be part of a compassionate team dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals living with age-related and health conditions. With full training provided, this is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in their community. Join a workplace that values your commitment and offers opportunities for growth while you make a difference every day.

Benefits

Hourly pay rates of £11.67 to £12.00

Opportunities for learning and progression

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Access to Blue Light Card savings

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and a desire to support residents.
• Understanding of dementia is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and daily activities.
• Support residents with nutrition and hydration during meals.
• Encourage safe mobility and provide companionship.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding of dementia

Communication skills

Education

Care Assistant training

Job description

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 Loran House Care Home, in Hull. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 46 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. The home provides a unique reablement service within the local community and supports individuals with short stay respite care following their discharge from hospitals, to ensure a safe return home once rehabilitated. It is essential that candidates for this role are patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities to maximise and promote their independence.

Benefits of becoming our Bank Care Assistant:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £11.67 to £12.00 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 please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other
• Industries
• Hospitals and Health Care