night carer

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Melksham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Free uniform

Free DBS

Free car parking

Life assurance

Comprehensive induction and training

Refer a Friend £1000

Employee Assistance programme

Care Worker Charity membership

Blue Light Card

My Rewards

Job summary

Brookside, part of Orders of St. John Care Trust, is seeking a Night Care Assistant to join our not-for-profit care team in Melksham. This fixed term contract covers night shifts from 20:00 to 08:00 and includes every other weekend.

We offer 28 days holiday (pro rata), free uniform, DBS, car parking, life assurance and a comprehensive induction with ongoing training. Other benefits include Refer a Friend up to £1000, Employee Assistance, Care Worker Charity membership, and Blue Light Card

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes - refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Brookside offers excellent residential care for 50 residents set in its own attractive and accessible grounds, which include a patio, summerhouse, greenhouse and an attractive enclosed garden to the rear.

Night Care Assistant Location: Melksham Contracted Hours: night shift - 20:00 - 08:00. Will include every other weekend *This is a fixed term contract role* AND IN RETURN

We’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK, meaning we reinvest every penny we make into our homes, residents lives and team members. We offer a great range of benefits:

• 28 days holiday; increasing with length of service (pro rat’d for part time)
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Free car parking
• Life assurance
• Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme
• Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid
• Blue Light Card and "My Rewards" programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more.