Care Assistant - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Care Assistant in Carlisle to deliver high-quality care. You will assist residents in daily activities, ensuring personalized attention and companionship while working in a rewarding environment. Experience in elderly care and excellent communication skills are essential.

Benefits

Free training and development

Employee of the Month rewards

Unlimited referrals bonus

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for older people.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to deliver high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Provide emotional support and companionship.
• Follow care plans and ensure one-to-one time.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Compassion

Job description

This is a role as a Care Assistant in a Barchester Healthcare care home in Carlisle. The Care Assistant will be responsible for providing high-quality care and support to the residents, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring each resident receives personalized attention and companionship. The role requires experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate and empathetic approach.

Main duties of the job

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 us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering personalized care and support to their residents, and they invest in their staff through training and development opportunities. Barchester Healthcare has a strong focus on creating a positive and rewarding work environment for their employees.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUTo 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.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• To join 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 be essential, as will your ability to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all 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.