Full time Night Care Assistant

Prime Life; Shepshed; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay

Refer a Friend £250

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking a compassionate Full time Night Care Assistant to join our team at Charnwood Oaks in Shepshed, Leicestershire. The role runs 8pm to 8am across a 7-day rota, delivering dignified care to residents with age-related and health needs, including dementia.

DBS is funded and opportunities for career progression exist. We offer a supportive environment with a dedicated quality matters team, comprehensive holiday pay, and a refer a friend scheme worth up to £250 per successful

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and ability to support residents
• Willingness to complete required training and DBS checks
• Ability to work in a 7-day rotating night-shift pattern

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and dressing
• Support residents to dine and maintain nutrition/hydration
• Encourage safe mobilization with mobility aids and equipment
• Provide companionship and accompany residents on social outings or appointments
• Maintain timely written records and documentation
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to promote residents' wellbeing
• Greet family members and assist with enquiries

Skills

Caring

Patient

Team player

Communication

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 Full time Night 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.

This role will be based at Charnwood Oaks in the heart of Shepshed in Leicestershire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 84 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 Dementia. 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:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week starting 8pm to 8am. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• - Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96 rising 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 Night 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 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 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.