Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Tadcaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Care Assistant to help residents enjoy each day through quality care and companionship. The role involves supporting individuals with daily living tasks, following care plans, and ensuring personal connection. Applicants should have experience caring for older people and excellent communication skills. This position offers competitive pay and a comprehensive rewards package including free training and employee discounts.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing support tools

Retail discounts

Referral bonuses

Employee of the Month awards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for older people.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Empathy and a warm-hearted approach.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with food and drink.
• Follow care plans.
• Ensure residents have one-to-one time.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Compassion

Can-do approach

Job description

Overview

As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by providing quality care and support, assisting with daily living, companionship, and sharing meaningful moments.

Main duties

Every day will be different. You may support residents with food and drink, follow care plans, and ensure each resident has one-to-one time. This role offers varied work and an opportunity to use and develop your skills.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, operating over 200 care homes and employing a dedicated team passionate about making a difference.

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you\'ll help residents enjoy each day by providing quality care and support, assisting with daily living, companionship, and sharing meaningful moments. Each day will be different, varied and rewarding. You may support residents with their food and drink and follow care plans, and ensure residents have one-to-one time to connect.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a Care Assistant you\'ll need some experience 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. We provide training to help you thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGE

• Competitive pay and sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: free training and development for all roles; access to wellbeing and support tools; retail discounts and savings; referral bonuses; Employee of the Month and Long Service Awards.

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

• Experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Empathy and a warm-hearted approach and compassion to deliver high-quality care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.