Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Witney; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider in the UK, Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Care Assistant for their care home in Witney. You will provide essential support and companionship to our residents, ensuring they enjoy quality care. This fulfilling role offers training and development opportunities, along with a competitive salary and generous rewards package.

Benefits

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

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for older people required.
• A warm-hearted approach and excellent communication skills are essential.
• Compassion to deliver high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Provide companionship and create memorable moments.
• Follow care plans and ensure residents get one-to-one time.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Compassion

Job description

The role of a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring they receive the care and assistance they need to enjoy each day. The job involves a range of tasks, from supporting residents with daily living activities to providing companionship and creating memorable moments. It's a rewarding and fulfilling role that requires compassion, empathy, and excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

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. 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 care services in the UK, operating over 200 care homes and independent living facilities. The company is committed to delivering high-quality care and support to its residents, and values its employees as the key to providing excellent service.

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

• To join Barchester Healthcare 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 be essential, and you'll need to have 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.