Full time Night Care assistant

Prime Life; Accrington; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care provider in Accrington is seeking a Full time Night Care Assistant to join their caring team. The role involves assisting residents with personal care, conducting routine welfare checks, and providing companionship. Candidates should be compassionate and respectful, with a desire to make a real difference in the lives of residents. While experience as a Care Assistant is preferred, full training is provided. This position offers competitive hourly rates and various benefits including a Holiday Pay scheme and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Hourly rates from £12.45 to £12.80

Opportunities for progression

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Access to Bluelight card for discounts

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference.
• Prior experience as Care Assistant or Support Worker is desirable but not essential.
• Willingness to learn through provided training.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and bedtime routines.
• Complete welfare checks to ensure resident safety.
• Support residents with dining and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobilization with mobility aids.
• Provide friendship and companionship.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Engage with other care professionals to promote resident health.
• Assist family members with enquiries.

Skills

Patient and understanding nature

Ability to provide companionship

Respectful of individual abilities

Job description

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Full time Night Care Assistant, on a fulltime 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.

Benefits of becoming our Full time Night Care Assistant:

• 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 Bluelight card – offers and discounts all across UK

Responsibilities of our Full time Night 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 Full time Night 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.

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