Night Care Assistant

Signature Senior Lifestyle; Farnham Common; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury care and nursing home is seeking a compassionate Care Assistant in Farnham Common. You will assist residents with daily activities and develop meaningful relationships with them. Ideal candidates should possess good communication skills and may benefit from prior health and social care qualifications. This role offers both full and part-time flexible hours in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and supportive attitude towards residents.
• Ability to assist with daily activities and care plans.
• Respectful of residents’ choices and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with washing, dressing, and daily tasks.
• Help residents engage in social activities and maintain independence.
• Develop strong relationships with residents and their families.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication

IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

You’ll be part of a caring, supportive team with exciting career development opportunities, and flexible full and part-time hours, when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Care Assistant at our luxury care and nursing home in Farnham Common.

We’ll need you to bring your compassion and uniqueness to this role. Your days as a Care Assistant will be varied, interesting and rewarding, from general care right through to specialist dementia care. You’ll assist residents with washing, dressing, eating, drinking and getting around. You’ll help them make their apartments feel like home. You’ll enjoy their favourite activities with them, like bingo, shopping and live music. You’ll develop strong relationships with the individuals you work with, and their families.

You’ll be respectful of residents’ choices, dignity and independence, always. You’ll also be integral to developing residents Care Plans, which includes being aware of any specialist support needs.

We are kind and compassionate. Positive and resilient. Proactive and organised. Honest and accountable. Passionate and keen to develop. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

You don’t need experience to become a Care Assistant, just good written and verbal communication, and some IT skills. An NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social care is a big advantage.