Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to provide high-quality support in a care home environment. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on residents' lives by assisting with daily activities and fostering companionship. Ideal candidates will possess a compassionate demeanor and strong communication skills, ensuring that each resident receives personalized care. Join a fulfilling team where your empathy and dedication will shine, and enjoy a rewarding career in a supportive environment that values your contributions.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for older people is essential.
• Compassionate approach and excellent communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities and provide companionship.
• Support residents with food and drink, ensuring quality care.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassion

Experience in Caring for Older People

Education

No specific qualifications required

Job description

This Care Assistant role at a Barchester care home offers the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of residents by providing high-quality care and support. You'll be responsible for assisting with daily living activities, offering companionship, and creating meaningful moments for the residents. This is a chance to put your compassion and people skills to use in a rewarding environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for supporting residents with their daily living activities, such as assisting with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring each resident receives one-on-one time. You'll need to have some experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate approach to deliver the highest standard of care.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a 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. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a 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.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a 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 our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but experience in caring for older people and a caring, compassionate approach are essential.

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.