Full time Day Care assistant

Prime Life; Broadfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care services provider in Broadfield is seeking a Full time Day Care Assistant to join their dedicated team. The role involves assisting residents with personal hygiene and ensuring their safety throughout the night. Successful candidates should have a genuine caring nature, with training provided for those without prior experience. The position offers competitive pay rates ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 per hour, along with a range of benefits. Flexibility in shift patterns and a supportive team environment are key features of this job.

Benefits

Comprehensive holiday pay scheme

Refer a friend scheme with up to £250

Access to Bluelight card with discounts

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, but full training is provided.
• Candidates must have a genuine desire to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and retiring to bed.
• Complete routine welfare checks throughout the night.
• Support residents with nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage residents to mobilise safely.
• Provide friendship and companionship.
• Maintain accurate written records and documentation.
• Engage with other care professionals for residents' well-being.
• Welcome family members and assist with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding

Respectful of individual abilities

Job description

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! – Acess to Bluelight card – offers and discounts all across UK

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

Qualifications

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. While prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, full training is provided. Candidates must be patient, understanding, and respectful of residents’ individual abilities.

Benefits

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 per hour depending on qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress
• Regular set shift patterns between 8pm and 8am, across a 7‑day working week
• Excellent benefits including SMART benefits

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Full time Day Care Assistant, on a full time basis. This role will be based at Springhill Care Home in Accrington. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 116 residents, living with a range of physical, age related and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.