Full time day Care Assistant

PrimeLife Ltd; Bitteswell with Bittesby; In loco; GBP 15.000 - 21.000; Tempo pieno

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DBS funded

Holiday pay

Refer a friend bonus

Free transport (Leicester)

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Prime Life Ltd in the Lutterworth area is hiring a Full-time Day Care Assistant to join our friendly team. The role focuses on delivering dignified care to residents across a range of age-related conditions, including dementia, in a dedicated home setting.

You will work closely with colleagues to support daily routines and maintain a warm, safe environment. We offer training, a DBS check, holiday pay, and a generous Refer a Friend scheme.

Competenze

• Experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker is desirable, but full training is provided.
• Must be patient, understanding, and respectful toward residents.
• Experience with dementia is beneficial.

Mansioni

• Assist residents with personal care and daily activities.
• Support residents at meal times and ensure good nutrition.
• Encourage safe mobility and use of mobility aids.
• Provide companionship and accompany residents on outings.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary care team.
• Welcome families and assist with inquiries.

Conoscenze

Caring nature

Patient

Team player

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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 Day 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 Lutterworth Country House, in the heart of Bitteswell near Lutterworth. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 66 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with early onset and advance stages of Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.
Prime Life offer free transport links for applicants living within Leicester, with daily transport running from our central location to the home in time for the start and end of your shifts!

Benefits of becoming our Full time Day Care Assistant

• 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!

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. Typically, our 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