Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to join their team in a rewarding environment. In this role, you will provide essential support to residents, ensuring they enjoy their daily lives through quality care and companionship. Your dedication will shine as you assist with daily living tasks and create meaningful moments with the residents. With a commitment to high standards of care, this position offers the opportunity to develop your skills in a fulfilling role, backed by comprehensive training and a supportive team. If you are passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience caring for older people and excellent communication skills are essential.
• Empathy and a warm-hearted approach are crucial for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living and provide companionship.
• Ensure each resident receives one-on-one time and support.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Can-do Attitude

Education

Experience in caring for older people

Job description

This is a role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, where you will help residents enjoy each day by providing quality care and support. You will assist with daily living, provide support and companionship, and share great moments and memories with the residents. It's a chance to use your dedication and compassion in a fulfilling environment, with a varied and rewarding workload.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you will help residents with their daily living, provide support and companionship, and ensure each resident has one-on-one time. You will need experience in caring for older people, a can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Empathy and a warm-hearted approach are essential, as you will be delivering the highest standard of care and support for all residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering high-quality care and support to their residents. They offer a range of benefits and rewards, including free training and development, access to wellbeing and support tools, and a competitive rate of pay.

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.

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 roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
• 'Employee 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Some experience in caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills are required. Empathy and a warm-hearted 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.