Care Assistant (days). Burscough Manor Care Home

Sandstone Care Group; West Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A residential care provider in West Lancashire seeks a dedicated Care Assistant to support residents with personal care and daily activities. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in social care and a warm personality. The job involves flexible shift work and offers a range of benefits, including free meals and discounts. Join our team to help provide high-quality care in a modern environment.

Benefits

Free uniform

Free meals

Discounts on high street

Refer-a-Friend bonus

Flexible pay options

Free wellbeing programme

Employee recognition scheme

Pension scheme

In-house training

Career opportunities

Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a relevant social care position is essential.
• Flexibility to work shift patterns according to the needs of our residents.

Responsibilities

• Supporting residents with personal care and hygiene.
• Providing emotional support and companionship.
• Maintaining high standards within the care home environment.

Skills

Prior experience in social care

Positive outlook

Warm personality

Flexibility in shift patterns

Job description

Overview

Care Assistant (days) • Burscough Manor Care Home

Salary: £12.38 per hour

Hours: 33 hours (3 days) or 44 hours (4 days) per week including weekend working

Shifts: 8am to 8pm

Visa sponsorship: Please note this position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

The Sandstone vision is to provide its residents and staff with the opportunity to live and work in high-quality, modern and dynamic environments, in which our residents and their loved ones can relax, enjoy and call their own home. Looking out over the serene open fields of Burscough’s historical airbase, this luxury 80-bedded nursing home was purpose-built just 2 years ago to deliver exceptional standards of specialist care, including: complex care, dementia care, palliative care, and general residential and nursing care.

Sandstone Care Group are excited to develop this setting to its full potential, starting with building an exceptional team of passionate and skilled individuals. With highly competitive pay rates on offer, excellent transport links and great development opportunities- why not come along and have a chat with us about career opportunities?

Responsibilities

• Undertaking any necessary training
• Supporting our residents with personal care and hygiene, eating, and getting involved with daily activities
• Providing emotional support and companionship
• Supporting our residents to live an enriched and fulfilled life, focussed on their individual hobbies, preferences and abilities
• Maintaining high standards within the care home environment
• Working flexibly as part of a team to ensure our residents\' needs are met

Benefits

• Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

*Overtime is paid for working over full time hours. However, overtime enhancement will not feature on your contract of employment and can be withdrawn at any time as managers decision is final. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’.

What are we looking for?

• A positive outlook and a warm personality
• Prior experience working in a relevant social care position is essential
• Flexibility to work shift patterns according to the needs of our residents

Equal Opportunity

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.