Fixed Term Full Time Days Care Assistant

PrimeLife Ltd; Brough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care provider is seeking a passionate Day Care Assistant for Westerlands Care Village in Brough. The role involves supporting residents with personal care, nutrition, and companionship. Candidates should have a caring nature, with or without prior experience, as full training will be provided. This position offers a work-life balance with hourly pay between £12.45 and £12.80 based on qualifications, alongside excellent benefits.

Benefits

Hourly pay from £12.45 to £12.80

Opportunities for progression

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay

Refer a Friend scheme

Access to Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference for residents.
• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker is desirable but not essential.
• Understanding of age-related, life-limiting, and mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and bedtime routines.
• Complete routine welfare checks throughout the night.
• Support residents with nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobilization with mobility aids.
• Provide friendship and companionship to residents.
• Maintain accurate records and complete documentation.
• Engage with other care professionals as necessary.
• Welcome family members and assist with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding

Respectfulness

Job description

Overview

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Day Care Assistant. 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 some residents live with Dementia. It is essential that candidates are patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits

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 a range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 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

• 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

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.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Days Care Assistant please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!