Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Gosmore; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home organization is seeking a Care Assistant to provide high-quality care to residents. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities and offering companionship. The ideal candidate will have experience in caring for older people and possess strong communication skills. This rewarding role offers complete training and benefits packages to support your career development.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for older people is essential.
• A genuine desire to provide high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily activities including personal care and meals.
• Provide companionship and follow care plans for residents.

Skills

Experience caring for older people

Excellent communication skills

Empathy

Positive attitude

Job description

This is a role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, where you will be responsible for providing high-quality care and support to the residents. You will assist with daily living activities, offer companionship, and create memorable experiences for the residents. It's a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of older people.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting residents with their daily living activities, such as personal care, meals, and social engagement. You will follow care plans to ensure each resident receives the personalized care they need. Additionally, you will provide companionship and create positive moments and memories with the residents. This role offers a varied and fulfilling work environment where you can develop your skills and advance your career.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, dedicated to delivering exceptional care and support to its residents. The company is committed to creating a positive and inclusive work environment for its staff, offering a range of training and development opportunities, as well as competitive benefits and rewards.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need to have some experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Empathy, compassion, and a genuine desire to provide the highest standard of care are essential for this role.

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.