Care Assistant - Part Time Nights

PrimeLife Ltd; Louth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A caring community service provider in Louth is looking for passionate Care Assistants to support our residents with daily activities and companionship. Ideal candidates will be patient, understanding, and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those with age-related conditions and dementia. Full training is provided, and the role offers a great work-life balance with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Hourly pay from £12.45 to £12.80 depending on qualifications

Opportunities for learning and progression

Fully funded DBS check

Comprehensive holiday pay scheme

Refer a friend scheme, offering up to £250

Access to Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Full training provided for candidates without prior experience.
• Ability to respect and support the individual abilities of residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and outfit selection.
• Support residents during mealtimes and ensure proper nutrition.
• Encourage safe mobility using aids.
• Provide companionship and assist with social outings.
• Maintain accurate written records and documentation.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to promote health.
• Welcome family members to the home and assist with inquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding of dementia

Job description

Overview

Make a difference every day and give back to your community! Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a 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 Fir Close in the Louth area of Lincolnshire. The home has been specially designed across two buildings to cater to the every need of 34 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress 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

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day ahead
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
• 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

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 conditions, life-limiting 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. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.

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