Care Assistants - Weekend Work

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Quality Service Recruitment Limited is seeking Care Assistants for weekend shifts at a welcoming care home near Chesterfield. This role fits around your current commitments and supports elderly residents with dementia and Parkinson’s.

You’ll assist with personal care, follow care plans, complete daily paperwork and work closely with a compassionate care team to ensure a high quality of life.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a residential or elderly care setting is essential.
• An empathetic, patient, and highly motivated attitude towards care.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to handle sensitive situations with empathy.
• Excellent organizational skills for managing essential paperwork.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care, ensuring their comfort and hygiene needs are met, ensuring the dignity of all residents.
• Follow individualised care plans precisely to meet the unique physical and emotional needs of each resident.
• Complete daily paperwork, logs, and reports accurately to maintain seamless continuity of care.
• Work effectively and professionally alongside the existing care team.

Skills

Empathetic

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Job description

Are you looking for extra shifts at a weekend to fit around your current role?

The manager of this lovely, spacious care home is looking for Care Assistants with a grounded knowledge in Care so you can easily slot into a well-established team. This home caters for elderly residents with Dementia related illnesses and Parkinson’s Disease.

You are expected to deal with the residents with care, respect and empathy ensuring they have a good quality of life. If you are an enthusiastic individual that thrives in a dynamic, well-motivated team environment, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care, ensuring their comfort and hygiene needs are met, ensuring the dignity of all residents.
• Follow individualised care plans precisely to meet the unique physical and emotional needs of each resident.
• Complete daily paperwork, logs, and reports accurately to maintain seamless continuity of care.
• Work effectively and professionally alongside the existing care team.

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience in a residential or elderly care setting is essential.
• An empathetic, patient, and highly motivated attitude towards care.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to handle sensitive situations with empathy.
• Excellent organizational skills for managing essential paperwork.

For this role, you must have;

• A minimum of 3 months experience in a Care environment
• A DBS dated within the last 6 months, registered on the update service or the facility to pay for one upfront at the cost of £49.50.
• All relevant mandatory training up-to-date and ideally certificates to show for this or we can assist you to access online training platforms.
• Referenceable work history covering the past 2 years
• A passion to make a difference

Please note that we do not offer sponsorships

We have ongoing hours available and potentially a permanent role for the right candidates!

Shift times are

• Days - 0800 to 2000
• Nights – 2000 to 0800.
• Weekday shifts are available on request, especially bank holidays.

Rates of pay are £13.15 to £13.50 per hour and you will also accrue up to 28 days paid holiday per year for time served.