Care Assistant - Flexi (Cotleigh Residential Home)

Sheffcare Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full induction

Ongoing training

Guaranteed hours

Career progression

Nest pension

Job summary

Sheffcare Ltd is seeking a Flexi Care Support Worker for Cotleigh Residential Home in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield. You will support residents to live as independently as possible, assist with personal care, and encourage participation in daily living activities.

We offer full induction, ongoing training, guaranteed hours on a permanent contract, career progression, and access to the Nest pension scheme. An Enhanced DBS check and safeguarding history are required; sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Adaptable to change and able to adjust to different care scenarios.
• Excellent observational skills.
• Ability to build trust and rapport with residents.
• Non-judgmental attitude.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Willing to learn and develop.
• Approachable and able to empathise with others.
• Able to use basic tech devices.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist residents to live as independently as possible.
• Empower residents to make their own decisions.
• Provide support with personal care (washing, bathroom, dressing, eating/drinking).
• Offer physical and emotional support.
• Help residents participate in daily living tasks and activities.
• Encourage engagement in social and wellbeing activities.
• Assist with health care and appointments.
• Administer medication only where trained.
• Undertake manual handling using equipment when required.
• Foster positive relationships with residents, families, colleagues and professionals.
• Record care using mobile technology.
• Uphold Sheffcare values.
• Attend regular training when required.

Skills

Adaptable to change

Observational skills

Build trust/rapport

Non-judgmental

Time management

Willing to learn

Empathy and connection

Basic tech use

Job description

Care Assistant - Flexi (Cotleigh Residential Home)

Are you passionate about making a genuine difference in people’s lives? Do you want a career where kindness, dignity and respect are not just words, but the cornerstone of everything you do?

We are looking for a Flexi Care Support Worker to work at our residential care home based in Hackenthorpe, S12.

Hours: 33 hours per week

Shift Pattern: 7:30am to 7:30pm and 7:30pm to 7:30am x 3 days/nights (a mixture) per week, including weekends (usually alternate) and bank holiday work

Pay: £12.98 per hour

All new team members are required to attend an induction at our training room in S13 prior to starting work in the care home. These are run every three weeks, starting on a Monday, between 9:30am until 3:30pm.

What we offer:

• Full induction, mentorship and ongoing training
• Access to 100+ elearning courses
• Guaranteed working hours on a permanent contract
• Career progression
• Access to diploma training courses
• Established not for profit charity
• Work in your local community
• Free drinks and subsidised meals
• Access to the NEST pension scheme
• Reward and recognition incentives
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Paid holiday which increases with length of service
• Enhanced maternity pay after 5years service
• Double pay on Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day
• Eligibility for The Company Shop membership

The job role:

• To support and assist our residents within our care home to live as independently as possible
• To empower people to make their own decisions and choices
• To provide support with personal care (e.g. washing, going to the bathroom, dressing, eating and drinking)
• To offer physical and emotional support to our residents
• To help our residents participate with daily living tasks and activities
• To encourage engagement of our residents in social and wellbeing activities
• To assist with health care and personal appointments
• Only where trained to do so, to administer medication
• To undertake manual handling, using equipment when required
• To support positive relationships with our residents, their family, colleagues and professionals
• To record care using mobile technology
• To uphold the Sheffcare values
• To implement and uphold safe working practices in line with our regulations and our policies and procedures
• To attend regular training where required

Sheffcare is an independent local charity established in 1994 and cares for older people and people living with dementia in our nine residential care homes across Sheffield. We are a values driven charity committed to prioritising the wellbeing of those we support above all else. We believe in the power of compassion, and we are seeking individuals who share our ethos, regardless of their background or experience level.

What we value:

Kindness

Dignity

Respect

Choices

All Care Support Worker positions require an Enhanced DBS check as part of our commitment to safeguarding, full employment history details and reference information covering a minimum of 5 years (or longer, if you have worked in social care before).

We cannot accept applications from those requiring sponsorship.

Person Specification:

• Be adaptable to change
• Have excellent observational skills
• Be able to build trust and rapport
• Be non-judgmental
• Have good time management and organisational skills
• Be willing to learn and develop
• Be approachable and able to connect and empathise with others
• Be able to use basic tech devices