Day Care Assistant

Primelife; Melton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offer

Job summary

Primelife is seeking a Full time Day Care Assistant to join the team at Rutland Care Village, Oakham. The role offers set shifts across a 7-day week from 7am to 7pm, delivering empathetic personal care and companionship to residents in a purpose-built setting for 82 residents.

Based in Oakham, Leicestershire, you will be supported by a dedicated Quality Matters team, with opportunities for DBS funding, holiday pay and a Refer a Friend bonus of up to £250.

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings is beneficial.
• Patient and respectful of residents' needs.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and daily activities.
• Support residents with meals and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobility and use of aids.
• Provide companionship and accompany residents to appointments or activities.
• Maintain timely written records and documentation.
• Liaise with care professionals to promote residents' wellbeing.

Job description

Location: Oakham, Rutland, United Kingdom
Employment: Permanent - Full time
Salary: £13.61 to £13.92 per hour
Closing date: 24 November 2026
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 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 Rutland Care Village, in the heart of Oakham in Leicestershire. The Care Village has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 82 residents, across four buildings on the site. Typically, our residents at Rutland Care Village live with a range of age related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia and may also require one to one personal support to maintain their daily independence. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.
Benefits of becoming our Full time Day Care Assistant
This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week starting 7am to 7pm. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.61 rising to £13.92 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 our 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. Typicalour 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 resident's individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.
If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Full time Day Care Assistant