Carer

The Orders of St John Care Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading not-for-profit provider in the UK is seeking Care Assistants at their Avonbourne Care Centre in Salisbury. The role involves supporting residents with daily routines and personal care while ensuring a happy and dignified living space. They welcome both experienced caregivers and newcomers, providing comprehensive training and development opportunities. Aside from competitive pay and benefits, this role allows you to make a real difference in the community.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Higher weekend pay

Workplace pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Free car parking

Life assurance

Comprehensive induction and ongoing training

Refer a Friend scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Great communicator able to build positive relationships.
• Experience in care is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines and personal care activities.
• Create a happy and fulfilling environment for residents.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

Care Assistant FTC

Location: Old Sarum, Salisbury

Pay rate: £12.82 Weekend and NVQ enhancements available

Contracted Hours: 36 FTC for 12 months - covering maternity leave

Located in the historic Old Sarum, just north of Salisbury, Avon Court and Bourne House make up Avonbourne Care Centre. Each offers an elegant environment with compassionate, individualised care in welcoming, relaxing, and homely households.

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)
• Higher weekend pay
• Workplace pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Free car parking
• Life assurance
• Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 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.