Health Care Assistant

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Haslemere; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity in Haslemere is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support older residents with personal care, companionship, and meal preparation. No prior experience is necessary as full training will be provided. Ideal candidates are empathetic, flexible, and motivated team players. The role offers competitive benefits, including paid breaks, wellbeing support, and a Group Pension Plan.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Paid breaks

Retail discount schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Long service awards

Group Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Passion for caring for older people.
• Ability to build solid relationships with residents.
• Willingness to learn and receive training.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to residents.
• Assist with meal preparation.
• Maintain care records.

Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

Full Time – 36 hours per week including every other weekend – Days

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 100 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.

Redcot, specialising in residential care, is set in the delightful town of Haslemere, Surrey. Overlooking beautiful gardens and surrounded by countryside, much of which is owned by the National Trust, Redcot is blessed with a unique, tranquil setting.


Joining us as a Health Care Assistant, you will help our residents with various tasks including:

Personal care.

Companionship.

Meal preparation.

Mobility.

Keeping care records up to date.


We would like our Health Care Assistant to be someone who has a real passion for care. Someone who sees this as an opportunity to build solid relationships with our residents, to allow them to live well in later life by putting them at the heart of all that you do. Empathetic and respectful, self-motivated and flexible, you will be a team player who is always willing to go the extra mile, enabling our residents to lead fulfilled lives.


No prior experience is needed, as we will give you all the training you’ll need to excel in this role.


This isn’t just a job; it’s about making a difference to older people’s lives every day.


In return for your hard work and dedication, you can look forward to a wealth of benefits:

Learning, development, and progression.

Paid breaks.

Monthly prize draw, with 3 prizes to be won.

Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme and Unmind.

Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.

Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earnt.

Health cash plans for you and your family.

Cycle to work scheme.

Long service awards, that increase with length of service.

Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.

Group Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from us.

Free parking at our homes and day clubs.

Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay, as well as overtime premiums.

Uniforms are provided.

Free DBS checks

Safeguarding:

Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s corevalues and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks:

As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal but definitely not the same.

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. People that care and can make a difference.

We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.