Care Assistant Part Time Days 33 hours

PrimeLife Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A care provider in Hull is seeking a passionate Day Care Assistant to provide dignified support to residents in a friendly care home. This part-time position offers hourly pay between £12.45 and £12.80, comprehensive training, and benefits such as holiday pay and a 'Refer a Friend' scheme. Ideal candidates will have a genuine caring nature and the ability to promote residents' independence.

Benefits

Hourly pay £12.45 to £12.80

Opportunities for learning and support

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay

Refer a Friend scheme of up to £250

Blue Light Card savings access

Qualifications

• Desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable but not essential.
• Full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and bedtime.
• Complete routine welfare checks to ensure residents are safe.
• Support residents with nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobility with aids and equipment.
• Provide friendship and companionship.
• Maintain accurate written records.
• Engage with care professionals to promote residents' well-being.
• Assist family members with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding

Respect for individual abilities

Job description

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Day Care Assistant, on a Part time basis. 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 Loran House Care Home, in Hull. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 46 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. The home provides a unique reablement service within the local community and supports individuals with short stay respite care following their discharge from hospitals, to ensure a safe return home once rehabilitated. It is essential that candidates for this role are patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities to maximise and promote their independence.

Benefits of becoming our Day Care Assistant:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and 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 Blue Light Card savings - The UK’s number one discount service for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces

Responsibilities of our Day Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and retiring to bed for the evening
• Completing routine welfare checks throughout the night to ensure residents are safe and well
• Supporting residents to dine and maintain good nutrition and hydration as required
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship to residents
• 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 Day Care 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, life-limiting health conditions, mental 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.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Day Care Assistant please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!