Fixed Term Days Care Assistant (Maternity Cover)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250 bonus

Blue Light Card

Opportunities to learn and progress

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking dedicated Care Assistants for maternity cover at Westerlands Care Village in Brough. The role involves supporting residents with personal care, meals, mobility, and wellbeing, with a strong emphasis on dignity and respect.

Training is provided, and there are opportunities for progression within a supportive team. We offer varying shifts between 8am and 8pm, a fully funded DBS, holiday pay, and a Refer a Friend scheme, along with Blue Light Card access.

Qualifications

• Must have genuine caring nature and desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Full training provided; prior care experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and bedtime routines.
• Conduct welfare checks during night shifts to ensure safety and well-being.
• Support residents to dine and maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobility with aids and equipment.
• Provide companionship and friendship to residents.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to promote residents’ health and well-being.
• Greet and assist family members visiting the home.

Job description

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Care Assistant, to cover Maternity Cover. 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 Westerlands Care Village, in Brough. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 83 residents, living with a range of age-related conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions, and as such require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, some of our residents live with Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Care Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns between the hours of 8am and 8pm, across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• 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!
• Access to Blue Light Card

Responsibilities of our Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and retiring to bed for the evening
• Completing routine welfare checks throughout the night to ensure residents are safe and well
• Supporting residents to dine and maintain good nutrition and hydration as required
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship to residents
• 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 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, mental 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.