Carer

The Orders of St John Care Trust; Stratford-sub-Castle; On-site; GBP 1,883,179 - 1,942,416; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Workplace pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Free car parking

Life assurance

Comprehensive induction and ongoing training

Refer a Friend scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Care Worker Charity membership

Discounts via Blue Light Card and My Rewards programme

Job summary

The Orders of St John Care Trust is seeking a Care Assistant to join their dedicated team at Bemerton Lodge in Salisbury. This role involves providing personal care and support to residents, ensuring their comfort and dignity.

The position offers 36 contracted hours a week with a competitive pay rate. Candidates will enjoy benefits such as 28 days of holiday, workplace pension, free uniform, and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Support daily routines and personal care tasks such as washing and bathing.
• Help create a happy, fulfilled life for residents.
• Communicate well and build positive relationships.

Responsibilities

• Work as a care assistant making a real difference in residents' lives.
• Participate in building supportive environments.
• Contribute to a team offering individualised care.

Skills

Great communicator

Ability to build relationships

Compassionate care

Job description

Care Assistant - Days

Location: Bemerton Lodge, Salisbury

Pay rate: £13.67 Mon - Fri

£14.07 Weekends

Contracted Hours: 36 a week

Located in the heart of Salisbury, Bemerton Lodge offers compassionate individualised respite, residential and dementia care for up to 55 residents in a relaxing, friendly and comfortable environment.

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.