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Evolve Care Group; Dixton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complementary meals

Blue Light card discounts

Free DBS

Refer a Friend £50 bonus

Pension scheme

CPD accredited training

NVQ part funded support

12 weeks induction with mentor

Job summary

Gibraltar Nursing Home in Wales is seeking a Care Assistant to support elderly residents with daily activities, including dementia care during meals and social activities.

You will assist with personal care, such as washing, dressing and using the bathroom, and ensure precise daily notes are entered into the home’s system. This role offers full-time, part-time and bank hours, with induction and CPD training available.

Responsibilities

• Supporting elderly residents with day-to-day tasks, including dementia care during meals and activities.
• Providing personal care such as washing, dressing and bathroom assistance, and recording notes accurately.

Job description

We are unable to offer Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this role.

Feeling like you belong at work can make such a difference to your day.

Knowing you fit in and belong when you walk into a shift can turn feeling unmotivated or anxious into feeling at home and excited to be at work.

Gibraltar Nursing Home is a care home made up of many different personalities, life histories, faiths and identities. No two people are the same yet there is so much commonality throughout the home, no matter how diverse we are, we all have the ability to be compassionate, to be kind to each other, to want to strive towards excellence (one of Gibraltar’s values). This isn’t just about carrying out a job, our people are here because they want to give our residents a continuation of life and to ensure they always feel safe, valued and live with dignity at a place they can call home.

Benefits as a Care Assistant:

Complementary meals

Select Bank Holidays Qualify for Enhanced Pay

Young workers (18+) are paid the same as those aged 25+

Blue Light card eligibility (access to discounts at hundreds of hight street & online retailers)

Free DBS

Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus voucher scheme - £50 each

Full-time, part-time and bank hours offered

Automatic enrolment on to our pension scheme

CPD accredited training programme delivered by the home’s Care Academy

NVQ part funded support

12 weeks induction programme with support from an assigned Mentor

Career opportunities

A 24/7 specialist welfare help line for guidance & support

What is Expected of you:

Being a Care Assistant will involve you supporting elderly residents with their day-to-day lives, this can include supporting residents who are on a dementia journey at meal times, joining in and supporting with activities, going out into the community, personal care including support with washing, dressing and using the bathroom and recording daily notes on to the home’s computer system which requires excellent attention to detail.

Next Step

If you would like to find out more about being a Care Assistant and the career opportunities available, please apply and a member of the team will talk you through the role. You’ll also be invited to visit the home, look around, and get a feel for the people you will be working alongside and whether it’s somewhere you could see yourself working and belonging.

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