Care Assistant (Days)

Bidvane; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

Career development

Supportive team environment

Make a difference

Job summary

Stella & Harry Freedman House in London is seeking a permanent Care Assistant (Days) to provide person-centred support, personal care, meals and activities. You will work across a two-week rota of four days then two, including some weekends, on 12-hour day shifts from 8am to 8pm. The role averages 38.5 hours per week.

You will be part of the nursing care team at The Betty and Asher Loftus Centre, delivering compassionate care, supporting residents’ independence and dignity.

Qualifications

• Kindness, patience and compassion.
• Good listening skills and a positive attitude.
• Reliability and ability to work as part of a team.
• Comfort supporting people with a range of needs.
• Willingness to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with personal care and daily routines.
• Offer companionship and emotional support.
• Promote residents’ independence, choice and dignity.
• Assist with meals, activities and wellbeing.
• Tailor person-centred support to each resident’s needs and preferences.
• Build positive relationships with residents and their families.
• Work with colleagues to deliver high standards of care.

Skills

Kindness & compassion

Active listening

Teamwork

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Resident support

Job description

The permanent Care Assistant (Days) post is in the nursing care team at Stella & Harry Freedman House, within The Betty and Asher Loftus Centre. The work centres on person-led support with personal care, routines, meals and activities, alongside companionship and emotional reassurance. It combines relationship-building with support for residents’ independence, choice and dignity, on 12-hour day shifts from 8am to 8pm across a two-week rota of four days then two, including some weekends. The role averages 38.5 hours a week.

What the job involves

• Support residents with personal care and daily routines
• Offer companionship and emotional support
• Promote residents’ independence, choice and dignity
• Assist with meals, activities and wellbeing
• Tailor person-centred support to each resident’s needs and preferences
• Build positive relationships with residents and their families
• Work with colleagues to deliver high standards of care

Skills & knowledge

• Kindness, patience and compassion
• Good listening skills and a positive attitude
• Reliability and ability to work as part of a team
• Comfort supporting people with a range of needs
• Willingness to learn and develop

Other

• Availability for 12-hour day shifts, 8am to 8pm, including some weekends

Nice to have

• Previous care experience

What’s offered

• Full training and ongoing support
• Opportunities to develop a career in care
• A welcoming and supportive team environment
• The opportunity to make a difference to residents’ lives