Day Care Assistant

Proud to Care Devon; Shaldon, Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the care sector is seeking dedicated Day & Night Care Assistants to join their team. This role offers excellent opportunities for career progression and training, including free NVQs. The company values teamwork and camaraderie, ensuring a supportive work environment. As a Care Assistant, you will make a direct impact on residents' lives through personal care and companionship. If you're passionate about making a difference and enjoy working in a fun, friendly atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Career progression

Free training and NVQs

Subsidised DBS costs

Overtime enhancement pay

Qualifications

• Must care for the elderly and be reliable.
• DBS check required for all staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and assist with medication.
• Serve food and drinks to residents.

Skills

Caring for the elderly

Reliability

Flexibility

Education

NVQ in Health and Social Care

Job description

Rose Care Group believes that by supporting our staff we best support our residents. For those interested in Day & Night Care Assistant, we offer:

• Excellent chances for progression and training. We offer free or subsidised training and NVQs. We also believe in promoting our own, with many of our senior staff having come up through the ranks or moving between homes in the Group
• Market leading pay rates. We know care is a challenging role. Therefore, we offer attractive rates of pay to those that want to work hard and support our residents and additional over-time enhancements too.
• Fun and Teamwork! We really encourage a sense of fun, friendliness and banter in the team. The people that join often find they form some really good friendships – looking after each other as much as the residents

The home itself really prides itself on being a high-quality, luxury care home that supports our residents to live their lives the way they want. Our ethos is to treat our residents as we would want our own mum or dad to be treated.

As a care assistant you will make a direct difference to our residents’ lives – providing personal care, assisting with medication, serving food / drinks and just being there for them when they need it.

What we provide:

• Career progression and great training (incl. free advanced courses / NVQs)
• Market leading rates of pay
• Fun and a proper team spirit
• Heavily subsidised DBS costs
• Overtime enhancement pay

Requirements:

• Someone who cares about caring for the elderly, is reliable and hard-working
• DBS check
• Some flexibility to do overtime when required
• 30 hour contract ( must be flexible on days worked 8-2/2-8/8am-8pm)
• Must be available to work every other weekend

Does the job role include personal care?: Yes

Working Patterns:

Standard Shifts 8am-2pm, 2pm-8pm & 8am-8pm - working every other weekend