Care Assistant - Part Time

Pilgrims' Friend Society; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity in care for older people is seeking part-time Care Assistants to join their dedicated team at Middlefields House. The role involves providing high-quality care tailored to the needs of residents, fostering a supportive and friendly environment within a Christian ethos. Benefits include training opportunities, guaranteed hours, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Training & development

5.6 weeks holiday including bank holiday

Paid DBS checks

Free meals during shifts

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing care is essential.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care for residents.
• Assist residents with personal cleanliness.
• Support residents to eat and drink.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Organization

Adaptability

Practicality

Education

Understanding of dementia

Job description

Care Assistants (Part-Time)

We are currently looking to appoint compassionate and committed Care Assistant to join our dynamic Care Team in our newly built, state of the art Middlefields House catering for 48 residents. View our stunning home here.

We provide 24/7 care and support to our older and sometimes sick residents and are seeking for both day and night staff to bring on board.

Our Christian background is at the heart of both our values and actions to ensure that the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of all residents are met.

Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
• Assist in the care at end of life.
  
  

For more details please take a look at the Job Description

About You

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and
• You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.
• Experience in providing care and an understanding of dementia is essential.
  
  

For more details please take a look at the Person Specification.

Hours

Part time : 20 hours a week including alternative weekends

Shift Time : 5.00 PM to 9.00 PM

Benefits

• Training & development: Care Certificate, Level 2 & 3 NVQ
• 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holiday
• Career development: Whether you are staring your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Paid DBS checks
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Ongoing support from management
• Guaranteed hours
• Free meal: free meal during shift within the care homes
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Employee assistance programme
• Work clothing provided
• Team events
• Perkbox rewards
• Pension scheme
• Recommend a Friend Scheme
• What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... -
  
  

Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note: You must be able to provide evidence of full vaccination or evidence of a medical exemption. The government regulations require all staff working or deployed in care homes to be fully vaccinated unless you are exempt under the regulations.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.