Care Assistant Full Time Days

PrimeLife Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250

Blue Light Card savings

Job summary

Prime Life seeks caring care professionals to join our team as Day Care Assistants at Loran House Care Home in Hull. We have several vacancies and welcome interviews soon.

The role focuses on dignified support for residents with age-related and health conditions, offering chance to provide companionship and ensure safe daily living. Full training is provided, prior experience is beneficial but not essential.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Full training provided; prior experience not essential.
• Patient, understanding and respectful of residents’ individual abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and evening routines.
• Carry out routine welfare checks during the night to ensure safety.
• Support residents to maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobility around the home with aids and equipment.
• Provide friendship and companionship to residents.
• Maintain accurate records and complete documentation.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to promote health and well-being.
• Welcome family members and assist with enquiries.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Empathy

Job description

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Care Assistant. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.

This role will be based at Loran House Care Home, in Hull. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 46 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. The home provides a unique reablement service within the local community and supports individuals with short stay respite care following their discharge from hospitals, to ensure a safe return home once rehabilitated. It is essential that candidates for this role are patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities to maximise and promote their independence.

Benefits of becoming our Day Care Assistant:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96 to £13.32 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!
• Access to Blue Light Card savings - The UK’s number one discount service for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces

Responsibilities of our Day Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and retiring to bed for the evening
• Completing routine welfare checks throughout the night to ensure residents are safe and well
• Supporting residents to dine and maintain good nutrition and hydration as required
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship to residents
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
• Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries

What we’re looking for in our Day Care Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions, mental health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.