Care Assistants - Day Shifts

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Bulwell; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Job summary

Quality Service Recruitment Limited is seeking experienced care workers to support residents in a busy care home in the United Kingdom. The role involves assisting with daily living, personal care, and nutritional needs, while helping run activities to enrich the residents' lives.

Applicants should have residential or elderly care experience, a compassionate approach, and strong communication skills. The role is ongoing and may become permanent; sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a residential or elderly care setting is essential.
• An Enhanced DBS dated within the last 6 months, registered on the update service is an advantage.
• 2 years referenceable work experience.
• A passion to make a difference to an individual’s life.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality personal care, ensuring residents’ comfort and dignity.
• Follow care plans, reporting any issues immediately.
• Record logs accurately and report issues to the shift leader.
• Work with the care team to offer activities to enhance residents’ daily lives.

Skills

Care experience

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Enhanced DBS

Safeguarding training

Job description

Urgently seeking Experience Care Workers to work in a fast-paced environment!

This lovely care home spread out over 3 floors and boasts that it even has its own Cinema! They offer Residential, Dementia care as well as Respite and Day Care. As an Experienced Care Assistant, you will be assisting in the residents with their activities of daily living, including personal care and nutritional needs. You will also take part in the home’s daily activity sessions, entertain the residents to assist them in living their best lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality personal care, ensuring their comfort and dignity needs are always met.
• Follow their care plans, reporting any issues immediately.
• Record logs accurately and reporting any issues to the person in charge of the shift.
• Work effectively alongside the existing care team to offer their residents a range of activities to enhance their daily lives.

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience in a residential or elderly care setting is essential.
• A kind and caring attitude and highly motivated approach towards care.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to handle sensitive situations with empathy and understanding.
• Be able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Essential Requirements

• At least months experience in a Care environment.
• An Enhanced DBS dated within the last 6 months, registered on the update service is an advantage. If you don’t, don’t worry we can help if you have the facility to pay for one upfront at the cost of £49.50.
• All relevant mandatory training in Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Infection Control, Moving and Handling and ideally certificates to show for this or we can assist you to gain access to online training platforms at the cost of £2.50 per unit.
• 2 years referenceable work experience
• A passion to make a difference to an individual’s life.

Please note that we do not offer sponsorships

This is an ongoing role that can become permanent for successful candidates.

Shift Times

Days 0700 to 1430.

Other shifts are available on request, especially weekends and bank holidays.

The hourly rate is £12.76 per hour. You will also accrue up to 28 days holiday per year for time served.