Overview
Join to apply for the Care Assistant - Bank - Days/Nights/Weekends role at PrimeLife Ltd. This role is a Bank Care Assistant position based at Hawkhurst Residential Home in Blackburn, Lancashire. The home has 26 residents with a range of physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates are patient, understanding and respectful of residents’ individual abilities.
Base pay range
This role offers shift patterns across a 7-day working week between 8am and 8pm, or 8pm and 8am. The following benefits apply for Bank Care Assistants:
* Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 per hour dependent upon qualification level
* Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
* Fully funded DBS
* Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
* Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate
* Access to Blue Light Card savings - The UK’s number one discount service for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces
Responsibilities
* Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and dressing for the day, or retiring to bed for the evening
* Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
* Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
* Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
* Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
* Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of residents
* Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries
What we’re looking for
To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable but not essential as full training is provided. Many residents live with age-related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support. Candidates should be patient, understanding and respectful of residents’ individual abilities. An understanding of dementia would be beneficial.
How to apply
If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Bank Care Assistant, please click “apply” today, and we’ll be in touch.
Employment details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Part-time
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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