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The Orders of St John Care Trust; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Free uniform

Free DBS

Free car parking

Life assurance

Induction & training

Refer a Friend £1000

Employee Assistance

Care Worker Charity

Blue Light Card

My Rewards

Discounts on shopping

Days out discounts

Restaurants discounts

Job summary

The Orders of St John Care Trust in Abingdon is seeking a caring, patient care assistant to support residents with daily routines and personal care in a warm, safe home environment.

You will be part of a friendly team, providing compassionate, dignified care and building lasting relationships with residents and their families. Training is provided, and there are opportunities to develop your career within the charity.

Qualifications

• Support daily routines and personal care (washing, bathing, supporting toilet use).
• Great communicator and able to build relationships.
• Induction training and ongoing development opportunities.
• Diverse team with life experience welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily routines and personal care.
• Create a happy, fulfilled life for residents.
• Build positive working and living environments.
• Maintain dignity and exceptional care.

Skills

Caregiving skills

Communication

Empathy

Job description

Location: Old Station House, Abingdon,Oxfordshire

Old Station House is a beautiful home offering exceptional residential and early-stage dementia care in the heart of the bustling town of Abingdon. The home compromises of spacious and individual apartments for 43 residents.

We are looking for you to work as a care assistant making a real difference to our residents lives every day. Along with supporting daily routines and personal care (washing, bathing, supporting toilet use) we are looking for the right people to genuinely care for our residents and create a happy fulfilled life for them. Some days may be challenging but you will laugh, have fun and make lasting memories. You’ll become part of our extended family too, bringing kindness, exceptional care and dignity to our care homes. We are looking for both experienced carers and those that are new to care to build our teams with diverse people who can bring all sorts of life experience to the job. We provide induction training and support, with ongoing development opportunities for you to really build a career with us. You will be a great communicator and able to build relationships and positive working and living

environments. We’d love you to love your job.

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.

We reserve the right to close this role before the closing date, with no advance notice.