Care Assistant - Glastonbury Care Home

Brunelcare; Glastonbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual leave 30 days (33 after 5 years

DBS check & uniform provided

Cycle to Work Scheme

Sick pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Brunelcare is seeking Care Assistants to support residents in Glastonbury, Somerset. The role involves delivering outcome-focused care to help residents maintain independence and dignity, while promoting high health and social care standards in a homely environment.

Hours are 36 per week, with every other weekend. Salary £13.11–£13.48 per hour, and a suite of benefits including DBS checks, cycle-to-work, and employee assistance. Applications encouraged for motivated individuals.”

Qualifications

• Experience in care would be helpful, though not required.
• Able to communicate clearly with residents and colleagues.
• Demonstrates empathy, compassion and a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outcome-focused care to help residents stay as independent as possible.
• Promote high health and social care standards within the home.
• Work with staff to create a homely environment and support daily living activities.

Skills

Excellent communication

Kind and caring

Teamwork

Passion for helping others

Job description

Holiday Trading Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Free Blue Light Card

Salary£13.11 - £13.48 per hour (depending on experience)

LocationGlastonbury, Somerset

Hours36 Hours per week, including every other weekend

The Vacancy

Are you looking to make a positive difference in people's lives? If so, there has never been a better time to join our team of dedicated Care Assistants and become part of something more.

About the role

Deliver outcome-focused care and support to help people make the most of their lives and remain as independent as possible.

To demonstrate, promote, and ensure high health and social care standards for the people living in the home.

To work with the staff team to provide a homely environment for people living in the home.

Maintain a kind, caring, and compassionate approach daily.

Work within the expectations of a care environment based upon individualised care focusing on the physical and social well-being of the people in the home.

Please note we are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

About you

Whether you’re looking for your first role in care, returning to the workplace, looking for a change, or needing a job to fit your life outside of work, this could be the perfect opportunity.

Experience in care would be helpful; however, excellent communication skills, the ability to be kind and caring towards individuals who require support, teamwork, and passion for improving people's lives are what we are looking for. If you think this sounds like you, find your part of something more, and join our team today!

Job Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay
• Equivalent to 30 days paid annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 33 after five years’ service (pro-rata)
• Free enhanced DBS Check & uniform provided
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Company Sick Pay
• Optima Health Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free, confidential services)
• £200 refer a friend bonus

Please be aware this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received, so please apply at your earliest convenience.

Please Note: If you are invited to an interview, you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and confirm your right-to-work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents.

Brunelcare is committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is embedded in our strategy and supported through our policies and processes. We welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments where this would support you to make an application.

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Benefits

Established in 1941, Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West.

Today, across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Somerset, Brunelcare works to support people to remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible.

The extensive range of our services means that people can stay with us however their needs may change.

We are also widely recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people living with dementia, and for supporting their families.

As a charity, we do not pay dividends to shareholders, and any profit we make is reinvested back into the services we provide.