Night Care Assistant

Barchester Healthcare; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in England is seeking a Night Care Assistant to provide compassionate care to residents. You will assist with daily living activities, ensuring well-being throughout the night. Ideal candidates will have experience in caring for older people and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive pay and rewards package, along with opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing tools

Retail discounts and savings

Referral bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Prior experience in caring for older adults is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with residents.
• Compassion necessary for providing high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Follow care plans to ensure residents' well-being.

Skills

Experience of caring for older people

Excellent communication skills

Empathy and warm-hearted approach

Job description

The role of a Night Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare is to provide compassionate and high-quality care to the residents in a care home environment. You will be responsible for assisting with daily living activities, providing support and companionship, and ensuring the well-being of the residents throughout the night shift.

Main duties

As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and services in the United Kingdom. They are committed to delivering the highest standards of care and support to their residents, with a focus on creating a warm and welcoming environment. The company has a strong reputation for investing in their staff and providing opportunities for personal and professional development.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you\'ll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You\'ll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It\'s a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that\'s as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It\'s an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a Care Assistant you\'ll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you\'ll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we\'ll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGE In return for your dedication, you\'ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles, Access to wellbeing and support tools, A range of retail discounts and savings, Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend\' bonus scheme, Employee of the Month\' rewards and Long Service Awards

And so much more!

If you\'d like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you\'d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

DBS checks: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach should shine through, and you should have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.