Care Assistant - Waverley Gardens

Brunelcare; West of England; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with weekend uplift (£

30 days paid annual leave (pro-rata)

Medicash Health Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Blue Light Card Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Brunelcare is seeking Care Assistants to deliver outcome-focused care and support to residents on site, helping them stay as independent as possible. You will promote high standards of health and social care within a homely on-site environment and work closely with the staff team to support individuals’ wellbeing.

The role requires a compassionate, kind approach and a passion for improving people’s lives, with experience in care considered an advantage.

Qualifications

• Experience in care would be helpful.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to be kind and caring towards individuals who require support.
• Teamwork and a passion for improving people's lives are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outcome-focused care and support to help people stay as independent as possible.
• Promote and ensure high standards of health and social care on site.
• Work with staff to provide a homely environment for residents.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Kind and caring

Passion for improving people's lives

Job description

Are you looking to make a positive difference in peoples 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 standards of health and social care for the people living on site.
• To work with the staff team to provide a homely environment for people living on site.
• Maintain a kind, caring, and compassionate approach on a daily basis.
• Work within the expectations of a care environment that is based upon individualised care focusing on the physical and social well being of the people living on site.

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 around your life outside of work, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Experience in care would be helpful however, excellent communication skills, ability to be kind and caring towards individuals who require support, teamwork, and passion for improving people's lives are what we are really looking for.

Job Benefits

• 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)
• Buy and Sell holiday scheme
• 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 being recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people living 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 in.

Please Note: If you are invited to attend an interview you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and to confirm your right to work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents taken will be destroyed in line with our document retention and GDPR guidelines.

Established in 1941, Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West.

Today, across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Somerset, Brunelcare works to support people to remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible.

The extensive range of our services means that people can stay with us however their needs may change.

We are also widely recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people living with dementia, and for supporting their families.

As a charity, we do not pay dividends to shareholders, and any profit we make is reinvested back into the services we provide.