Care Assistant - Bank

PrimeLife Ltd; Skegness; On-site; GBP 17,853 - 18,349; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250

Blue Light Card savings

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking a Bank Care Assistant to support residents at Seacroft Court in Skegness. The role involves assisting with personal care, meals, mobility, companionship, and record-keeping while working within a friendly, resident-centered team.

Applicants with care experience are welcome, as full training is provided. The home serves 49 residents with various health needs; shifts cover 8am-8pm or 8pm-8am across 7 days.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference for residents.
• Experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, but full training is provided.
• Understanding dementia is beneficial for residents living with dementia.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and dressing.
• Support residents to dine and stay hydrated with good nutrition.
• Encourage safe mobility using mobility aids and equipment.
• Provide friendship, companionship, and accompany residents on outings or appointments.
• Maintain accurate written records and documentation.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding

Dementia awareness

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.

This role will be based at Seacroft Court in the seaside town of Skegness. The home is dually registered to provide residential care, and has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 49 residents. Typically, residents within the home are living with a range of age-related health conditions, physical disabilities 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:

This role offers great work life balance, with shift patterns offered across a 7-day working week between the hours of 8am and 8pm, or 8pm and 8am. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• 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. Typical , 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.