Full Time Night Care Assistant

PrimeLife Ltd; Waddington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend up to £250

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Prime Life at St Michaels Care Centre in Waddington, Lincolnshire, is seeking Night Care Assistants to provide dignified support during 8pm–8am shifts across a seven-day week.

You will assist residents with personal care, welfare checks, nutrition, mobility and companionship, while maintaining accurate records. Full training is provided; prior care experience is helpful but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference for residents.
• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, but full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and getting ready for bed.
• Carry out routine welfare checks during the night to ensure safety and wellbeing.
• Support residents to dine and maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobilization with mobility aids and equipment as needed.
• Provide friendship and companionship to residents.
• Maintain accurate and timely written records and documentation.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to promote residents' health and wellbeing.
• Welcome family members and assist with enquiries.

Skills

Patient

Empathetic

Respectful

Job description

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Night Care Assistant. 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 St Michaels Care Centre, in the heart of Waddington in Lincolnshire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 40 residents, living with a range of age-related conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions, and as such require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, some of our residents live 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 Night Care Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns between the hours of 8pm and 8am, across a 7-day working week.

• 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!
• Access to Blue Light Card

Responsibilities of our 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 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.