Weekend HCA

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Radcliffe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A medium sized care home in Radcliffe is seeking passionate and reliable Care Workers to provide round-the-clock care. The home specialises in respite and dementia care for age-related conditions, with spacious gardens and pleasant terraces for residents to enjoy.

You will follow care plans, prioritise personal care with dignity, maintain household duties, and help run activities. Requirements include two references (one from a care home), in-date mandatory training, enhanced DBS,

Qualifications

• Two employment references, one from a care home setting.
• In-date mandatory training certificates (moving and handling, safeguarding vulnerable adults, infection control)
• Enhanced DBS certificate dated within the past 12 months or registered on the update service.

Responsibilities

• Following care plans to help residents reach their personal goals.
• Ensuring that personal care is always a priority to promote comfort and dignity.
• Maintaining household duties and condition update reports.
• Helping staff to run fun activities.

Skills

Care experience

Dementia care

Teamwork

Tools

Hoists & slings

Rotundas

Job description

This is an Ideal position for a Care Assistant who is looking for ongoing availability over the weekend

A medium sized care home in Radcliffe is seeking passionate and reliable Care Workers to help them provide exemplary round-the-clock care. Set in a house with huge modern gardens and plenty of well-appointed terraced areas for residents to enjoy, staff at the home specialise in respite and dementia care for those with age-related conditions.

In this role, you will be:

• Following care plans to help residents reach their personal goals
• Ensuring that personal care is always a priority to promote comfort and dignity
• Maintaining household duties and condition update reports
• Helping staff to run fun activities, from scrabble mornings to accompanied walks in the park

If you are motivated by changing the lives of those in your care, then we would love to hear from you!

• Have two employment references, one of which must be from a care home setting
• Hold in-date mandatory training certificates (inc. moving and handling, safeguarding vulnerable adults and infection control)
• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate dated within the past 12 months or registered on the update service.
• Have a range of experience in the use of Hoists, Slings and Rotundas
• Have a minimum of 6 months paid UK work experience working within a residential care home.
• Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

If you do not have a valid DBS and/or training, do not worry as we can help you with this. We are happy to offer online training available at a subsidised fee and the certificates are yours to keep!

This position is ongoing with permanent opportunities for the right candidate.

Shift times are:

• Days – 0700 to 1400
• Afternoon – 1400 to 2100
• Other shifts are available on request especially bank holidays

The rate of pay for this role is £13.55 per hour. You will also accrue up to 28 days holiday per year for time served.