Health Care/Support Assistant

Co Active Limited; Torquay; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent hourly rates

Weekend uplifts (£0.50 Sat, £0.75 Sun)

Annual leave 28 days Pro-Rata

Employee referral scheme £250 bonus

Job summary

Co Active Limited in Torquay is seeking Health Care/Support Assistants to join our purpose-built Care Home at Meadfoot View. You will care for residents with various physical disabilities and support daily living, alongside community engagement and in-house activities.

We value caring, enthusiastic people who are reliable, patient and team- oriented. Full in-house training and ongoing development are provided to help you grow in your career.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or willingness to start a new career in caring for people with physical disabilities.
• Ability to provide emotional and personal support, including bathing, toileting and helping residents get dressed.
• Be positive, fun, outgoing, caring, person-centred and passionate about providing quality care and support.
• Good communication and teamwork skills; able to keep calm in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Care for residents with daily living activities and promote independence and choice.
• Assist with personal care and accompany residents to appointments and social activities.
• Support residents with community engagement, theatre trips and other outings.
• Maintain accurate reports and contribute to a warm, pleasant atmosphere in the home.

Job description

We are looking for Health Care/Support Assistants to join us in our purpose built Care Home at Meadfoot View, Torquay. You should be caring and enthusiastic and have previous experience of working in care or want to start a new career in caring for persons who have various physical disabilities.

Full Description

We are looking to recruit staff to care and support residents with all aspects of daily living including community engagement, activities both externally and within the service and working towards independence.

You will take our residents to appointments, theatre trips, community groups, discos and a variety of other activities.

The great thing about working within a complex care environment, is that two days will never be entirely the same. The right candidate must be organised in ascertaining the client’s needs promoting independence and choice.

All candidates will have to provide emotional and personal support to all our varied residents. This will also include all aspects of personal care, including bathing, toileting and getting people up and dressed. We would like staff who are positive, fun, outgoing, caring, person centred and passionate about providing quality care and support.

You will adhere to all relevant policies and procedures and be a part of the efficient running of the home, creating a warm and pleasant atmosphere for our residents and your colleagues.

Professional Development

Experience matters.......... But we all need to start somewhere

We offer excellent rates of pay for experienced staff and offer great career and training development for all staff who wish to progress within our organisation.

If you wish to start a new career in care, we also offer in house training and development programs for all persons who want to learn, develop and work with people with physical disabilities.

This includes:

• Extensive induction training
• Specific training and qualifications suited to care needs

We Can Offer

• Excellent hourly rates of pay, with annual uplifts, with clear pay bands.
• Extra hourly rates paid for weekends with £0.50 Sat / £0.75 Sun.
• Extra hourly rates paid for Bank Cover with £0.50 M-F /£0.75 Sat/ £1.00 Sun
• Extra Monies paid for Bank Holidays
• Paid Annual Leave with 28 days Pro-Rata Leave Regular Staff and development meetings
• Unlimited use of employee referral scheme with £250 bonus.

A Successful Candidate Should Have

• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Be able to keep calm in challenging situations.
• Be computer literate and competent at writing reports.