Care Assistant (Relief) based at The Martins, Bury St Edmunds
Hours: 0 hours per week
Salary: £14.49 per hour
For this role, we are currently considering candidates who live within approximately 15 miles of the Care Home. This ensures commutes are manageable and support your wellbeing and work-life balance. If you live outside this area but would still find the commute manageable, please get in touch – we are happy to review individual circumstances.
About the role
As a Care Assistant, you will provide personal and social care to residents in a way that respects their dignity and promotes well-being and independence. You will help maintain an atmosphere and practice of care that reflects MHA's values of mutual respect and concern for the individual.
What you will do
* Act as a keyworker for a group of residents and support admissions
* Participate in developing and reviewing individual care plans, including those for residents with dementia
* Provide personal and social care in line with care plans, enhancing residents' physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing
* Uphold safeguarding responsibilities, infection control, and health & safety practices.
About you
You will bring:
* Respect and sensitivity for older people
* A willingness to be trained and developed (Level 1 or 2 in social care is encouraged)
* Good communication and listening skills
* The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
* A caring nature with patience and empathy
* Previous care experience is desirable, though not essential
* Work flexibly across a rota, including weekends.
Why join MHA?
You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture, and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. You will work alongside motivated colleagues in an environment of teamwork and trust, while also having fun.
At MHA, we believe this is more than just a job. It is a career to be proud of, where every day you can make a positive difference.
Rewards and benefits
In addition to a highly competitive salary, you will enjoy:
* Pension scheme
* Free DBS checks and uniform
* Confidential counselling, chaplaincy support, and access to our hardship fund
* Flexible options to buy or sell annual leave, plus family-friendly policies
* Discounts through the Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts, and the Vivup app
* A full induction, ongoing training, recognised qualifications, and clear career progression
* Long service awards to celebrate your contribution
* Critical Illness Insurance and life assurance for contracted hours colleagues.
About the home
The Martins care home in Bury St Edmunds
There can not be many care homes with a cathedral in their back garden. But that are exactly what You will find at MHAs The Martins.
Beyond the visual splendour of our 1,000 year old neighbour, there is the soft soaring of bells, the faint echo of choirs, and the secret gate that adjoins our own outdoor space to the stunning Abbey Gardens of the cathedral itself.
And that are not to mention our care home itself, and the people who make it such a warm, welcoming and happy place to live.
Centrally located in Bury St Edmunds, The Martins offers 42 spacious ensuite bedrooms, with a range of bright and airy communal spaces and facilities which fill our home with light, offering views that fill our days with bliss.
For more information about the home, please click here