Care Assistant - Full Time Days

Prime Life Ltd; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250

Excellent progression opportunities

Job summary

Prime Life Ltd. is seeking a caring Care Assistant to join our team at Lyndon Croft Care Home in Solihull on a full-time basis. The role offers regular shifts across a 7-day week and the chance to make a real difference in residents’ lives.

You will receive excellent benefits including fully funded DBS, comprehensive holiday pay, and a Refer a Friend scheme up to £250. Training is provided to support progression and high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to help residents.
• Prior care experience desirable but not essential; full training provided.
• Dementia understanding beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and outfit selection.
• Support residents to dine and maintain nutrition.
• Encourage safe mobilization with mobility aids.
• Provide friendship and accompany residents on social outings.
• Maintain accurate written records and documentation.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to promote well-being.
• Welcome family members and assist with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patient

Dementia awareness

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Care Assistant, on a full time basis. 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 Lyndon Croft Care Home, in Solihull. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 52 residents, living with a range of age related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Care Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96to £13.32per 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!

Responsibilities of our Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day ahead
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
• 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 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 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. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.