Fixed Term Days Care Assistant (maternity Cover)

Prime Life Ltd; Brough; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Prime Life Ltd is seeking dedicated Care Assistants to join our friendly team for maternity cover at Westerlands Care Village, Brough. The home supports 83 residents with age-related conditions, disabilities and dementia, requiring patient and respectful care.

Shifts run 8am–8pm across seven days. Benefits include funded DBS, comprehensive holiday pay, and a Refer a Friend scheme up to £250 per successful hire. Training is provided for new entrants.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature with a desire to make a difference; prior care experience is desirable but not essential as full training is provided.
• Candidates should be patient, understanding and respectful of residents’ individual needs.
• Role involves dignity, empathy and teamwork in a care setting.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene and getting ready for bed.
• Completing welfare checks during the night to ensure safety.
• Supporting residents to dine and maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encouraging residents to mobilize safely with mobility aids and equipment.
• Providing friendship and companionship to residents.
• Maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Engaging with family members and addressing inquiries.

Skills

Caregiving

Compassionate care

Patient

Respectful

Job description

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as aCare 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 atWesterlandsCare Village, in Brough. The home has been specially designed to cater tothe everyneed 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.

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

Benefits of becoming ourCare Assistant:

• - Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96to £13.32per 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.