Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Care Assistant in York to provide quality support to residents. You'll assist with daily activities and ensure individual care needs are met. Ideal candidates will have experience in elder care and demonstrate compassion and excellent communication skills. Flexibility is essential as this role requires covering for leaves.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting with older individuals.
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to empathize and provide emotional support.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Ensure each resident receives quality time and interaction.
• Support residents with their food, drink, and care plans.

Skills

Experience in caring for older people

Excellent communication skills

Empathy and compassion

Job description

Overview

As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment.

Responsibilities

Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It’s an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes and supporting living services across the country. They are committed to providing high-quality, person-centered care to their residents, and take the growth and development of their employees seriously.

Qualifications

• To join as a Bank Care Assistant, you\'ll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you\'ll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all their residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.