Night Care Assistant

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A care recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Care Assistant to provide flexible night support in a residential care home for elderly residents. You will follow personal care plans, assist with daily living activities, and maintain health standards. The ideal candidate should have at least 6 months of relevant experience, hold mandatory training certificates, and be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Pay is £12.75 per hour on weekdays and £13.25 on weekends.

Qualifications

• Two employment references, one from a care home setting.
• In-date mandatory training certificates including safeguarding.
• Enhanced DBS certificate within the past 12 months.
• Experience in the use of Hoists, Slings, and Rotundas.
• Minimum of 6 months paid work experience in a residential care home.
• Fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Responsibilities

• Follow personal care plans.
• Maintain health and safety standards.
• Perform general housekeeping duties.
• Report condition updates and record fluid intakes.
• Help patients remain independent.
• Assist with daily living activities.
• Work alongside support workers.
• Assist with toileting and bathing.

Skills

Relationship building

Patience

Understanding

Experience with Hoists

Job description

If you are an experienced Care Assistant looking for Flexible work with weekly paid hours, then look no further!

Overview

You will be working in a beautiful care home that cares for elderly residents living with a range of age-related illnesses including Dementia and Alzheimers.

Duties

• Following personal care plans
• Maintaining health and safety standards and complying with requirements of the home
• General housekeeping and domestic duties
• Reporting condition updates and recording fluid intakes
• Helping patients remain as independent as possible and catering to their likes and dislikes
• Assisting with daily living activities including morning and night-time routines
• Working alongside support workers and care works to provide a complex care package tailored to individual needs
• Toileting/bed bathing and strip washing the service users

We are looking for people who have a talent for quickly developing good relationships, display patience and understanding and put the quality of life of the residents at the forefront of their daily work!

If you want to make a measurable difference in a person’s life, whilst growing your care experience – then APPLY TODAY AND INTERVIEW TOMORROW!

Requirements

• Have two employment references, one of which must be from a care home setting
• Hold in-date mandatory training certificates (inc. moving and handling, safeguarding vulnerable adults and infection control)
• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate dated within the past 12 months or registered on the update service
• Have a range of experience in the use of Hoists, Slings and Rotundas
• Have a minimum of 6 months paid UK work experience working within a residential care home
• Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

If you do not have a valid DBS and/or training, do not worry as we can help you with this. We are happy to offer online training available at a subsidised fee and the certificates are yours to keep!

Working Hours

You will be working from 21:00 to 07:00 on days that suit you between Monday to Sunday.

Pay

£12.75 per hour (Mon-Fri)
£13.25 per hour (Sat and Sun)