Care Assistant - Days

Casanoego; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care home is seeking a Care Assistant (Days) to provide personal care to residents, supporting their daily needs. The ideal candidate is compassionate, enjoys teamwork, and is eager to make a positive impact. Full training is provided, making this a welcoming opportunity for those without specific qualifications. The role includes maintaining residents' safety and hygiene standards while building meaningful relationships.

Benefits

£13.00 per hour

28 days annual leave

Pension

Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000

Comprehensive Training and Career Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Caring nature and ability to work in a team.
• Alertness to residents' well-being.
• No specific qualifications required as full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including bathing, eating, and mobility support.
• Follow electronic care plans and maintain accurate records.
• Ensure residents' home remains clean and safe.

Job description

Why join us?

We're proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day. As well as being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.

Benefits Of Joining Our Team

• £13.00 per hour
• Full time role - Between 33 - 44 hours per week
• Day shifts available
• Weekday and alternate weekend shifts
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
• Pension
• Staff recognition schemes
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• Cycle to work scheme
• I have an idea £50 gift card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Dedicated mental health champions

About the role

As our Care Assistant (Days), you'll provide personal care to our residents, supporting them with bathing, eating, visiting the bathroom, and also getting around and enjoying our lovely home. Your warm, supportive, and caring nature will help you build meaningful relationships with our residents and you will get to know everything about their likes and dislikes as well as their needs.

Here are some other important things you need to know:

• You'll follow electronic care plans for each resident and administer medication as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.
• You must be alert at all times to our residents' physical and mental well-being
• You will help maintain our high standards ensuring our residents' home is always clean and safe

The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home. We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don't need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about people's comfort and happiness and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.

About Us And Our Home

Caring for Our Mental Health Together. At Bridge House Care Home, we believe a happy, supported team delivers the best care. That's why we've signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment developed by experts with six essential standards that help us to create a home where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thrive.

From trained Mental Health Champions to our online Wellbeing & Mindfulness Space, we make sure our people have the tools, time, and support they need because your wellbeing matters here and when we take care of our minds, we can take care of each other and our residents even better