Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Taunton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK care provider as a Care Assistant, where you'll enhance the lives of residents through quality care and support. This role involves varied responsibilities, from supporting daily living to ensuring personalized care, within a fulfilling environment. With comprehensive training provided, it’s an opportunity to develop your skills in a compassionate setting.

Benefits

Free training and development for all roles

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 is essential.
• Must possess excellent communication skills.
• A compassionate and can-do approach is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living and follow care plans.
• Provide support and companionship to residents.
• Ensure each resident has one-to-one time.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Compassion

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

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 us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. They operate over 200 care homes and independent hospitals, providing a range of services including nursing care, residential care, dementia care, and rehabilitation.

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. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. You could be supporting residents with their food and drink, following care plans, or ensuring that each resident 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 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 for our residents. We will provide all necessary training to help you thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive pay rate 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 much more!

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organization that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. Compassion and empathy are essential to deliver the highest standard of care and support.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, to check for any previous criminal convictions.