Full time Day Care Assistant

Prime Life; Oakham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay

Refer a Friend £250

Career progression support

Job summary

Prime Life is hiring a Full-time Day Care Assistant for Rutland Care Village in Oakham. You will support residents with personal care, meals, mobility, social activities, and daily records, working 7am–7pm in a 7-day pattern.

Experience is welcome but full training is provided. DBS is fully funded, and the team offers holiday pay and a generous Refer a Friend scheme worth up to £250 per successful candidate.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and choosing daily outfits
• Support residents to dine and maintain nutrition and hydration
• Encourage safe mobility with aids and equipment
• Provide friendship and accompany residents on outings or appointments
• Maintain accurate records and documentations in a timely manner
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to promote residents' health and wellbeing
• Welcome family members and assist with inquiries

Job description

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 Care Assistant, on a fulltime basis. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.

Thisrole will be based at Rutland Care Village, in the heart of Oakham in Leicestershire. The Care Village has been specially designed to cater tothe everyneed of 82 residents, across four buildings on the site. Typically, our residents at Rutland Care Village live with a range ofage relatedhealth conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia and may also require one to one personal support to maintain their daily independence. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Fulltime Day Care Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week starting7am to 7pm. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• - Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.61 rising to £13.92 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.