Care Assistant - Full Time Days

Prime Life Ltd; Wigston; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking dedicated Care Assistants for Full Time Day shifts at Holmes House, South Wigston. You will play a vital role in supporting residents with daily activities, meals, mobility, and social engagement, within a respectful and nurturing environment.

Full training is provided. Prior care experience is helpful, and understanding of dementia is beneficial to deliver compassionate, person-centered care to residents with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Prior care experience is desirable but not essential as full training is provided.
• Understanding of dementia would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day.
• Support residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage residents to mobilise safely around the home with mobility aids and equipment.
• Provide friendship and companionship and accompany residents on outings or appointments.
• Maintain accurate written records and complete documentation.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to promote residents’ health and well-being.
• Welcome family members to the home and assist with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patient

Team player

Dementia awareness

Tools

Mobility aids

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 Timebasis. 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 Holmes House in South Wigston, Leicestershire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 78 residents, living with a range of learning disabilities, sensory impairments 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 Full Time DaysCare Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance working 38.5hours per week between the hours of 8amto 8pmIn return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96to £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 a Blue Light Card

Responsibilities of our FullTime Days 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 Full Time DaysCare 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.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our FullTime DaysCare Assistant