Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Gosmore; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Care Assistant to provide high-quality support for older residents in Gosmore. You will assist with daily living activities, ensuring each resident receives the care they deserve. Ideal candidates should have experience caring for older individuals and possess excellent communication skills, empathy, and compassion. The role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• Experience caring for older people.
• A can-do approach to tasks.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Provide companionship and support.
• Follow care plans to meet individual needs.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Compassion

Job description

This role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring they receive the care they deserve. It's a varied and rewarding role that requires empathy, compassion, and excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, 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. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. Your duties may include supporting residents with their food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring each resident has one-on-one time.

About us

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

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 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

• To join as a Care Assistant, you'll need 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 you'll need 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.