Night Care Assistant

Belong; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Belong is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant for their Didsbury location. The role involves providing personal care, maintaining high standards, and ensuring the wellbeing of residents. Ideal candidates will have NVQ level 2 in health & social care and a passion for elderly care.

Benefits

Cost of DBS Check

Comprehensive induction and shadow shifts

Ongoing training and development

Internal career progression opportunities

Pension Scheme

Access to Blue Light Card scheme

Subsidised meals in Bistros

Casual dress

Free DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in elderly care is preferred.
• Must be dependable and flexible to meet residents' needs.
• Passion for providing exceptional care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and assistance to residents.
• Maintain high standards of care and service.
• Be alert to residents' needs and wellbeing.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Resilience

Organizational skills

Education

NVQ level 2 in health & social care

Care Certificate

Job description

Pay: £12.60 p/h

Shifts: 10pm – 8am Nights - 28.5 hours per week.

We are Belong, we are a not for profit, values based organisation. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all belong.

We deliver exceptional care in our Village community styled home. We have Households with an average of twelve residents living in each; we are a committed team who provide the exceptional person centred care to enrich our resident’s lives putting them at the heart of everything we do.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Care Assistant to join our team in Belong Morris Feinmann (Didsbury)

About the Role:

As a care assistant, you will work together with other staff in the running of the household. You will aim to maintain high standards of care and service towards customers, relatives, visitors and other members of staff. You will be providing a range of personal and practical care to our residents.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate compassion, empathy and a person-centred approach to caring for older people.
• Self-motivated, resilient and well-organised
• Able to work well under pressure and flexible to meet the needs of the residents and the household.
• Provide assistance, personal care
• Be alert to residents’ needs, health and wellbeing
• Respect the residents’ dignity and privacy
• Work with residents and their families to deliver tailored care to each individual
• Assist with mealtimes and safe moving
• Maintain accurate records for each resident

Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Committed to providing a high standard of care, promoting dignity and respect.
• Previous experience working within an elderly care setting.
• Team player but able to work on your own initiative.
• Dependable, able to work well under pressure and flexible to meet the needs of the Home.
• A minimum of a NVQ level 2 in health & social care or the Care Certificate along with a dedicated passion for providing exceptional care for our night team roles.

In return we offer:

• Cost of DBS Check
• Comprehensive 4 day classroom based induction and further shadow shifts (paid)
• Ongoing training and development
• Internal career progression opportunities
• Pension Scheme
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• Subsidised meals in our Bistros
• Marvellous Mealtime on shift
• Casual dress
• Free DBS check*
• Access to an Early Pay Release Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Occupational Health support
• Colleague recognition events; our monthly ACE awards and our annual Champions Event
• Enhanced Colleague Referral Scheme

We welcome applications from eligible applicants; it is with regret that we do not have the facility to sponsor overseas staff.

As part of our recruitment process you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Their code of conduct can be found on the following link that you can copy and post to your web browser if you wish to read:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice