Day Care Assistant

Primelife; East Ferry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Learning & progression

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Prime Life are looking for a dedicated Day Care Assistant to join our friendly team in Skegness. This full-time role offers an opportunity to make a real difference to residents in a residential care home designed for 49 residents.

We offer competitive hourly rates (£12.96–£13.32), funded DBS, holiday pay, and a Refer a Friend bonus. No prior care experience is required as full training is provided and residents include individuals with dementia who may benefit from compassionate support.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to help residents.
• Full training provided for this role.
• Understanding of dementia would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene and selecting an outfit for the day ahead.
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home with mobility aids and equipment.
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments.
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation.
• Being part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with care professionals to promote residents’ health and well-being.
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Dementia awareness

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!
Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Day Care Assistant, on a full time basis. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.
This role will be based at Seacroft Court in the seaside town of Skegness. The home is registered to provide residential care, and has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 49 residents. Typically, residents within the home are living with a range of age-related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our residents' individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Full time day Care Assistant:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96 to £13.32 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Full time day Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day ahead
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
• Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries

What we're looking for in Full time day Care Assistant:
To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our residents' individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.