Care Assistant (Days)

Mariposa & Papillon Care; Shildon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariposa & Papillon Care’s Holly Lodge in the United Kingdom is seeking kind-hearted, dedicated people to provide personal care and support to residents, helping them live happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.

You’ll join a close-knit team, build meaningful relationships, and ensure care is documented and delivered with dignity. Training is provided, DBS checks and English/numeracy skills are required, and the role may be known as carer, healthcare assistant, or care worker.

Qualifications

• Good English and numeracy skills.
• Willing to undergo DBS check and standard checks.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and support to residents, taking time to ensure that people retain their dignity, respect and privacy.
• 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.

Job description

Come and join our amazing

team at Holly Lodge! We’re on the lookout for kind-hearted, dedicated people who want to make a real difference to the lives of others. Whether you’ve got experience in care or are just starting out, we’ll support you every step of the way with all the training you need to build a fantastic career with us.

What’s the job about?

This is so much more than just a job - it’s about making a genuine difference in someone’s life. You’ll help the residents of our home live happy, healthy and fulfilled lives. Every shift is different, and you’ll work as part of a close-knit team delivering personalised, top-quality care.

Here’s some more information about what you’ll be doing:

• Providing personal care and support to residents, taking time to ensure that people retain their dignity, respect and privacy.
• 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.

Our recruitment process

If you’re offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to perform at their best during the recruitment process.

At Mariposa Care, we’re committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

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