Care Assistant (Days)

Mariposa Care Group Ltd; Chipping Norton; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health scheme

Refer a friend bonus

Career development

Job summary

Mariposa Care Group Ltd’s The Old Prebendal care home in Shipton-under-Wychwood is hiring Care Assistants to provide compassionate personal care, support residents with daily activities, and help create a homely, respectful environment.

The role requires good English and numeracy, a friendly team spirit, and a commitment to resident wellbeing. We offer health options, £13.99 per hour with enhanced overtime, and support for training and career development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates warmth, compassion and respect for residents.
• Excellent listening skills and teamwork.
• Motivated, flexible and reliable.
• Honest, open to feedback and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support to residents with dignity and privacy.
• Assist with day-to-day activities with a smile.
• Build meaningful relationships and help residents feel at home.
• Document all care and follow procedures at all times.

Skills

Compassionate

Active listening

Team player

Self-motivated

Flexible

Honest and receptive to feedback

Job description

We’re on the lookout for caring, compassionate individuals to join our friendly team of Care Assistants at The Old Prebendal care home in Shipton-under-Wychwood. If you want tomakea difference in people’s lives, this could be the perfect role for you.

Pay Rate:£13.99 per hour plus £4 per hour enhanced overtime rates for Care Practitioners

Why you’ll love working with us:

• Health Scheme -We care about YOU, so we offer private health care options helping reduce the cost of essential bills, such as dental and optical treatment.
• Refer a Friend Scheme-Fancy earning an extra £1000? Refer a friend and when they pass their probation period, the bonus is yours!
• A friendly, supportive team where your hard work is truly appreciated.
• Training and career developmentso you canprogress your career with us. We have an excellent track record of internal promotion and we want you to succeed!

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing personal care and support to residents, taking time to ensure that people retain their dignity, respect and privacy.
• Helping with day-to-day activities, always with a smile.
• Building meaningful relationships and making our home feel like home for our residents.
• Ensuring all care is documented and agreed procedures and processes are followed at all times.

What we’re looking for:

• A warm, kind and compassionate person. We know that people from different walks of life can become the very best carers - what’s most important is that you share the same caring workplace values as us.
• Great listening skills and a willingness to work as part of a team.
• Self motivated and flexible.
• Honest and open to learning from feedback.

Our recruitment process

Any conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including obtaining suitable references and criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking afterthe adults in your care.

We endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email [e-mail]

We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary – this role is also known as carer, healthcare assistant, care practitioner, care worker, support worker, care practitioner, social care.