Contract
Bank
Working Pattern
Days, Nights, Weekends
Qualifications
You must hold either The Care Certificate or a minimum of Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care.
About the Charity
Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not‑for‑profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, supporting older people for over 120 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.
Tucked away within picturesque grounds behind Woodcote Park Golf Course, we provide residential care at our Coulsdon site. Orford House is built in the Georgian style and provides residential care and is staffed by a compassionate, enthusiastic team dedicated to making Coulsdon feel like home to our residents.
Responsibilities
* Personal care
* Companionship
* Meal preparation
* Mobility support
* Keeping care records up to date
Experience & Personal Qualities
We would like our Health Care Assistant to have at least 6 months experience in a care home environment. Empathetic, respectful, self‑motivated and flexible, you will be a team player who is always willing to go the extra mile, enabling our residents to lead fulfilled lives. A real passion for care and the desire to build solid relationships with our residents is essential.
Benefits & Recognition
* Learning, development, and career progression
* Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme offering up to 10 counselling, 4 life, 4 leadership, 3 financial coaching sessions per person, per issue, per year
* Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further
* Monthly prize draw with 3 prizes to be won
* Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earned
* Health cash plans for you and your family
* Cycle to work scheme
* Long service awards that increase with length of service
* Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus
* Group Pension Plan with a 6% contribution from us
* Free parking at our homes and day clubs
* Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay, as well as overtime premiums for care staff
* Uniforms are provided
* Paid breaks in our care homes and day care services for care staff
* Free DBS checks
Safeguarding
Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s core values, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.
Criminal Record Checks
As this role involves dealing with vulnerable adults, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal but definitely not the same! Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.
Application
Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.
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