Health Care Assistant (Days), Sittingbourne, Kent

Nellsar Careers; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced DBS paid for by the company

Paid induction and training hours

Refer a Friend up to £1000

Funded qualifications via apprentice­-

Job summary

Nellsar Care Homes is seeking a Healthcare Assistant for Woodstock Residential Care Home in Sittingbourne. The role involves delivering compassionate physical, emotional, and social support to residents on a 33-hour weekly rota with a mix of early, late, and long shifts.

The position offers competitive pay (£13.00 per hour), comprehensive induction, paid training hours, and opportunities for funded qualifications. Join a supportive team dedicated to resident wellbeing and quality of life.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is preferred.
• Willingness to work a 7-day rota including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Place residents at the heart of care with respect for their wishes and preferences.
• Follow care plans, assessments and risk assessments to support residents.
• Safeguard residents and promote their welfare.
• Maintain residents' independence, privacy and dignity.
• Keep accurate care records on handheld devices.
• Follow infection control procedures.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Infection control

Documentation

Job description

Job Vacancy:Healthcare Assistant Days

Location: Woodstock Residential Care Home in Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4HN

Contracted hours: 33 hours available (7 day rota system, including some weekends)

Shift Pattern: 8:00am–2:00pm, 2:00pm–8:00pm, and 8:00am–8:00pm

Please note this is not a choice of shifts – you will be required to work all shift patterns on a rotational basis.

Hourly rate of pay: £13.00

As Healthcare Assistant at Nellsar Care Homes, you will enjoy being a part of an exceptionally supportive team, welcoming you into providing outstanding physical, emotional, and social assistance to the people living at Woodstock Residential Care Home.

You will have the opportunity to excel whilst:

The Health Care Assistant responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensuring that residents are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing.
• Ensuring care plans, assessments and risk assessments and other care documentation in place to support residents are followed accordingly.
• Being responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of residents.
• Maintaining the residents’ independence, privacy, and dignity always.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date records of all care given, onto our software package (handheld devices).
• Ensuring Infection Control procedures are always adhered to.

What we offer in return to your dedication:

• Competitive pay and paid training hours
• Enhanced pay rate for Bank Holidays
• Flexibility of work according to your personal availability
• ‘Refer a Friend’ payments of up to £1000
• Staff longevity payment award scheme
• Enhanced DBS paid for by the company
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Access to funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme
• Working in a supportive team
• The opportunity to help your team develop
• Free 24-hour access to confidential employee support helpline
• Nellsar work uniforms

If you would like to obtain more details about this exciting role, please contact Woodstock Residential Care Home at: 01795 420 202.

Why Choose Us?

Nellsar has been a family‑run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person‑centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members. Our values focus on the individual, creating an inclusive environment with both residents and our teams at the heart of what we do every day.

It’s our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full

• We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.
• More information about Woodstock Residential Care Home is available here https://woodstock.nellsar.com/
• You will be an important member of the Woodstock family, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people’s quality of life.

Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.

Thank you for considering the possibility of joining the Nellsar family, we are looking forward to welcoming you!