Care Assistant - Care Home

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is looking for a dedicated Care Assistant in Uckfield. This role involves providing quality care and support to residents by assisting with their daily living activities, offering companionship, and ensuring they receive comprehensive care. Candidates must have experience in caring for older individuals, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate approach. This position offers competitive pay and a benefits package that includes free training, retail discounts, and employee recognition programs.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for older people is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and a warm-hearted approach are required.
• Compassion is critical to deliver the highest standard of care.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with daily living activities.
• Providing companionship and support.
• Following care plans and ensuring residents' needs are met.

Skills

Experience in caring for older people

Excellent communication skills

Compassion

Can-do attitude

Job description

This role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of residents by providing them with quality care and support. You will be responsible for assisting with daily living, providing companionship, and ensuring the residents receive the care they deserve. It's a chance to use your compassion and dedication in a fulfilling environment, where every day will be different and rewarding.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will be responsible for helping residents enjoy each day by providing them with the care and support they need. This will involve assisting with daily living activities, following care plans, and ensuring residents have one-on-one time. You will need to have experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate approach to deliver the highest standard of care.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating a supportive and fulfilling environment for their residents, and they value their staff's dedication and compassion. The company offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing training and development opportunities.

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 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 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 will need to have some experience in caring for older people, a can‑do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm‑hearted approach will be essential, as well as the compassion 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.