Overview
Position
Care Assistant
Reference
14510
Location
Amber Wood, Belvedere Road, Burton on Trent, DE13 0QL
Salary
£10.82 per hour
Hours
0-28 per week
Contract type
Permanent
Working hours
Part time
Shift Times Available
7.30am - 3.00pm, 2.30pm - 10.00pm
About Us
GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people’s residential care, Specialist dementia care, Mental health nursing and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years of experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year. GreenSquareAccord provides a hugely rewarding place to work.
About The Service
Amber Wood is a state of the art dementia-specialist residential care home based in Burton-on-Trent. As one of GreenSquareAccord’s Dementia Centre of Excellence, it offers specialist care and support in first-class facilities for people living with dementia and complex needs. The home has been built and designed to meet the needs of people living with dementia. Amber Wood can provide care for up to 45 individuals across 3 households, each with a communal kitchen where customers can get involved with daily living tasks, as well as communal living areas including a cinema room, dining room and lounge area. Each household has its own private courtyard as well as a large communal garden; each bedroom has an accessible en-suite. Our community hub area offers a shop, coffee bar, hairdressers and events room accessible to customers and families.
In Your New Role
* Build relationships with residents, which are open and two way
* Support residents to undertake their daily routines
* Establish methods of communication with residents, reducing barriers when necessary
* Accurately report and/or record work activities
* Support with activities of daily living and personal care
* Assist residents with mealtimes where necessary
You Will Ideally Have
* Experience working within a care environment (advantageous but not essential as full induction training will be given)
* A warm-hearted, friendly manner, patience, kindness and good communication, a willingness to help others
* An open and honest character, respectful and celebrate diversity, connect with colleagues and residents to celebrate uniqueness
* The ability to be a natural caregiver and someone who can communicate openly and honestly with colleagues, residents and visitors
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes:
* Be part of one of the most dynamic, innovative, and ambitious housing and social care organisations in the UK
* Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 6%
* Access to Wage Stream, a benefit allowing colleagues to access up to 30% of their earned wages. Wage Stream is not a loan and there are no interest charges
* Confidential support service with access to free counselling
* Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Career progression with opportunities to complete QCF qualification
* Specialist online care induction followed by additional support and training
* Generous terms and conditions, including enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays and night shifts
* Guaranteed contracted hours
* Free DBS and uniform
* £250 Refer a Friend payment scheme
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