Care Assistant

SPRINGCARE LTD; Chester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care provider in Chester is seeking Carers for full and part-time roles. Responsibilities include assisting residents with daily activities, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing, and maintaining living spaces. Ideal candidates will possess compassion, communication skills, and patience, with the ability to handle tasks under pressure. Benefits include comprehensive training, access to a workplace pension, and family-friendly policies. This opportunity allows for career progression within the care sector.

Benefits

Access to workplace pension scheme

Early pay with Wage Stream App

Access to Blue Light Card

Fully funded training for career progression

Refer a friend scheme

Access to counselling and wellbeing support

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Compassionate individual with a strong desire to help others.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to remain calm and thorough under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist with washing, dressing, and feeding residents.
• Understand and support residents' interests and needs.
• Carry out housekeeping of residents’ areas.
• Support residents' wellbeing through activities.

Skills

Compassion, sensitivity and understanding

Desire to help people

People skills

Excellent communication skills

Patience

Attention to detail

Basic computer skills

Job description

Kingcourt Nursing Home – Carer (36h & 48h)

We have two vacancies at Kingscourt Nursing Home in Chester. The role involves supporting each resident’s physical and mental wellbeing through daily care activities.

Duties

• Help with washing and dressing
• Assist with feeding and mealtimes
• Find out and understand residents’ interests and needs
• Carry out general housekeeping such as tidying residents’ private bedrooms and communal areas
• Support each resident’s physical and mental wellbeing through activities

Shift patterns

Day shift contracts: 8am – 8pm and for night shifts 8pm – 8am. Typical day shift patterns are 8am – 8pm, 8am – 2pm and 2pm – 8pm.

Qualifications

• Compassion, sensitivity and understanding
• A desire to help people
• People skills and excellent communication skills
• Patience and the ability to keep calm and work well under pressure
• To be thorough and pay attention to detail
• To be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand‑held device

Benefits

• Permanent full and part‑time day or night contracts
• Access to a workplace pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – withdraw up to 50% of earnings in advance of pay
• Access to Blue Light Card – savings across national retailers
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (Level 2 to 5) with internal career progression opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme – each recommendation receives a £££ (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• Family‑friendly policies

Requirements

Successful applicants will need two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK.

About Springcare

Springcare provides 24‑hour care, with day care shifts from 8am to 8pm and night shifts from 8pm to 8am. We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and high standards of care.