Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as a Care Assistant, where you'll support residents in daily living and provide companionship. This role offers varied tasks, allowing you to use your skills meaningfully while receiving comprehensive training and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Free training and development opportunities

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month awards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience caring for older people.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Compassion to deliver high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living and provide companionship.
• Support residents with food and drink and follow care plans.
• Ensure individual attention and high standards of care.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Compassion

Job description

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

Main duties of the job

Every day will be different, offering varied and rewarding tasks. As a Care Assistant, you might support residents with their food and drink, follow care plans, or spend one-to-one time with residents. It's a chance to use your skills meaningfully and develop your career.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading UK provider of care homes, offering residential, nursing, dementia, and respite care. We are committed to high-quality care and creating a warm, friendly environment for our residents.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE: As a Care Assistant, you will help residents enjoy each day by providing the quality care and support they deserve. Your duties include assisting with daily living, offering companionship, and sharing memorable moments. The role is varied and rewarding, involving tasks such as supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring individual attention.

ABOUT YOU: To join us, you should have some experience caring for older people, a proactive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-heartedness will be evident, and you must have the compassion to deliver high standards of care. We will provide all necessary training to help you succeed.

Rewards package

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

• Free training and development opportunities
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals through our 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
• Employee of the Month awards and Long Service Awards

And much more!

If you're eager to use your people skills in an organization that cares for its residents as if they were family, this is a rewarding place to work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience caring for older people
• A can-do attitude
• Excellent communication skills
• Empathy and warmth
• Compassion to deliver high-quality care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, to ensure suitability for working with vulnerable adults.