Care Assistants - Twilight Shifts x2
Could you do a job where you change lives?
Do you have care experience?
Are you looking for growth opportunities?
Looking to work for a friendly and dynamic team? If yes, apply now!
We are currently looking to appoint compassionate and committed Care Assistant to join our dynamic Care Team in our newly built, state of the art Middlefields House catering for 48 residents. View our stunning home here .
We provide 24/7 care and support to our older and sometimes sick residents and are seeking for both day and night staff to bring on board.
Our Christian background is at the heart of both our values and actions to ensure that the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of all residents are met.
Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w
Responsibilities:
* Provide a high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
* Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
* Support residents to eat and drink.
* Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
* Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
* Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
* Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
* Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
* Assist in the care at end of life.
For more details please take a look at the Job Description
About you:
* You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
* You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and
* You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.
* Experience in providing care and an understanding of dementia is essential.
For more details please take a look at the Person Specification.
Hours:
* 17.00-21.00
* Working pattern: Alternative weekend and one week working 16hrs and one-week 12hrs
Benefits:
Weekend rate £13.16
Get paid for doing your training!
5.6 weeks' holiday, including bank holidays
Training & development
Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
Paid DBS checks
Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
Assigned buddy
Ongoing support from management
Flexible working: various working hours
Team events
Pension scheme
Care Friends referral
Medicash
Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
Long-standing service rewards
Birthday rewards
- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... -
Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.