Care Assistant - Orchard Grove

LGBT Jobs; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash Health Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Blue Light Card Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

£200 refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Brunelcare is hiring Care Assistants to deliver outcome-focused care in a Bristol-based home. You will promote independence, maintain high care standards, and work with staff to create a warm, supportive environment for residents living in the home.

Excellent communication and a compassionate approach are essential; care experience is helpful. Competitive pay with enhancements for weekends and bank holidays, plus a range of employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and a kind, caring approach are essential.
• Experience in care is helpful but not required for all applicants.
• Ability to work as part of a supportive staff team to improve lives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outcome-focused care to help residents remain as independent as possible.
• Promote high health and social care standards and work with the team.
• Help create a homely, supportive environment for people living in the home.
• Maintain a compassionate, patient, and respectful approach daily.

Skills

Communication skills

Kindness & caring

Teamwork

Passion for helping others

Care experience (helpful)

Job description

Pay: £13.11 - £13.48 per hour (depending on experience)

Highlighted points for this job

Deliver outcome-focused care to help people remain as independent as possible.

Competitive rates of pay, plus enhancements for weekends and bank holidays.

Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan and other employee benefits.

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.

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!

Competitive rates of pay, plus £1 an hour enhancement for weekends and double time for bank holidays

Equivalent to 30 days of paid annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 33 after five years’ service (pro-rata)

Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan to save up to £995 on health essentials; like going to the dentist or opticians and access to telephone and video GP appointments

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Care First Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free, confidential services)

£200 refer a friend bonus

About Us:

Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol-based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West whilst also recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people with dementia. We are at the forefront of developing ways for people to stay as independent as possible whilst creating great communities to live, work, and thrive.

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.

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.