Job Description
New Directions Health & Social Care are looking to recruit dedicated care assistants to join our friendly team on either a full or part time basis in the following areas:
1. Torfaen
2. Blaenau Gwent
3. Caerphilly
4. Neath
5. Port Talbot
We’re seeking caring, compassionate individuals who enjoy interacting with elderly residents and assisting them with their daily activities. Candidates must be warm and friendly, with a strong work ethic, a positive attitude and a genuine passion for providing elderly residents with high quality care and support. If you’re compassionate, friendly and looking to make a difference to people’s lives then we would be interested to hear from you.
Responsibilities and duties:
6. Providing high standards of care
7. Assisting residents with all aspects of personal care whilst maintaining dignity and respect
8. Ensuring safe practices of manual handling, transferring, repositioning and movement of clients
9. Report any concerns or issues to the team leader, nurse in charge or home manager as appropriate including reports of any complaints
10. Encourage clients to participate in social and recreational duties
Key Skills:
11. Excellent communication skills
12. A basic understanding of legislative requirements
13. Ability to empathise
14. Manual Handling certificate
15. Excellent team player
16. Personal care
17. Assist with mobility issues
18. Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures
Essential criteria:
19. Must have previous experience working in an elderly care home setting in either 3 months paid or 6 months voluntary work
Desirable criteria:
20. Ideally manual handling trained
Benefits working with New Directions
21. Weekly pay – on time, reliable pay with support every step of the way
22. Flexible working – use our online portal to update your availability and request shifts to work around you
23. Ongoing CPD – New Directions has its own internal training company to ensure you are constantly up-skilled and updated
24. Great bonuses including Refer A Friend scheme
25. A dedicated team to help you
26. 24 hour on call service in place
27. Award winning Company
28. Respected reputation throughout the social care and recruitment industry
29. Working as part of a friendly, established team
If you are interested in the role, please apply today. Not for you, we offer a £150 referral bonus with every successful referral.
New Directions Social Care is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.