Carer

Longlands; Oxford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care home in Oxford is seeking compassionate care assistants who can support residents with personal care and daily routines. We welcome both experienced carers and newcomers, offering comprehensive training and development. Join us to make a meaningful impact on our residents' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment and beneficial perks.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Free uniform

Free DBS

Life assurance

Comprehensive induction

Access to Employee Assistance programme

Discounts via Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Great communicator and able to build relationships.
• Experience in personal care and support preferred but not required.
• Willingness to learn and develop in the care field.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines and personal care (washing, bathing).
• Make a real difference to residents' lives daily.
• Create a happy and fulfilling environment.

Skills

Communication

Caregiving

Empathy

Job description

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Location: LonglandsCare Home, Blackbird Leys, Oxford

Pay rate: £12.33 per hour (plus weekend and NVQ enhancements available)

Contracted Hours: Bank

We offer various shifts and hours so get in touch and we can help you find the job you want!

Longlands Care Home is situated a quiet residential location in Blackbird Leys in Oxford. The home offers compassionate residential, early-stage dementia and respite care and is short distance of the town centre, shops and local amenities.

We are looking for you to work as a care assistant making a real difference to our residents lives every day. Along with supporting daily routines and personal care (washing, bathing, supporting toilet use) we are looking for the right people to genuinely care for our residents and create a happy fulfilled life for them. Some days may be challenging but you will laugh, have fun and make lasting memories. You’ll become part of our extended family too, bringing kindness, exceptional care and dignity to our care homes.

We are looking for both experienced carers and those that are new to care to build our teams with diverse people who can bring all sorts of life experience to the job. We provide induction training and support, with ongoing development opportunities for you to really build a career with us. You will be a great communicator and able to build relationships and positive working and living environments. We’d love you to love your job.

AND IN RETURN

We’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK, meaning we reinvest every penny we make into our homes, residents lives and team members. We offer a great range of benefits:

• 28 days holiday; increasing with length of service (pro rat’d for part time)
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Free car parking
• Life assurance
• Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £ for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme
• Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more.

We reserve the right to close this role before the closing date, with no advance notice. We do encourage you to complete an application as soon as possible if interested.