Care Assistant - Nights

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an experienced Care Assistant to work flexibly and provide care to elderly residents. Responsibilities include following personal care plans, maintaining safety standards, and assisting with daily living activities. Ideal candidates should have a minimum of six months experience in a residential care home, hold essential training certifications, and possess a valid DBS certificate. This role offers competitive pay at £12.75 per hour during the week and £13.25 on weekends.

Benefits

Online training available

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months paid UK work experience in a residential care home.
• Hold in-date mandatory training certificates including moving and handling.
• Enhanced DBS certificate dated within the last 12 months or registered on the update service.

Responsibilities

• Follow personal care plans for residents.
• Maintain health and safety standards.
• Assist with daily living activities and provide complex care.
• Report condition updates and maintain records.

Skills

Developing good relationships

Patience and understanding

Experience with Hoists, Slings, and Rotundas

Job description

If you are an experienced Care Assistant looking for Flexible work with weekly paid hours, then look no further!

Overview

You will be working in a beautiful care home that cares for elderly residents living with a range of age-related illnesses including Dementia and Alzheimers.

Duties

• Following personal care plans
• Maintaining health and safety standards and complying with requirements of the home
• General housekeeping and domestic duties
• Reporting condition updates and recording fluid intakes
• Helping patients remain as independent as possible and catering to their likes and dislikes
• Assisting with daily living activities including morning and night-time routines
• Working alongside support workers and care works to provide a complex care package tailored to individual needs
• Toileting/bed bathing and strip washing the service users

We are looking for people who have a talent for quickly developing good relationships, display patience and understanding and put the quality of life of the residents at the forefront of their daily work!

If you want to make a measurable difference in a person’s life, whilst growing your care experience – then APPLY TODAY AND INTERVIEW TOMORROW!

Requirements

• Have two employment references, one of which must be from a care home setting
• Hold in-date mandatory training certificates (inc. moving and handling, safeguarding vulnerable adults and infection control)
• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate dated within the past 12 months or registered on the update service
• Have a range of experience in the use of Hoists, Slings and Rotundas
• Have a minimum of 6 months paid UK work experience working within a residential care home
• Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

If you do not have a valid DBS and/or training, do not worry as we can help you with this. We are happy to offer online training available at a subsidised fee and the certificates are yours to keep!

Working Hours

You will be working from 21:00 to 07:00 on days that suit you between Monday to Sunday.

Pay

£12.75 per hour (Mon-Fri)
£13.25 per hour (Sat and Sun)