Working hours: 35 hours per week Interview Date: To be confirmed We are a 40 bed residential care home on Skipworth Road, Coventry, for older people, some of whom have dementia and can no longer live independently. We believe that each resident should enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment. Our Care Assistants play a vital role in this. As Care Assistant you will provide support in assisting residents with activities of daily living as well as assist residents with personal care. You will work as part of the care staff team to ensure the residents are able to live a life that they desire, within the safety and parameters of 24-hour care. We are looking for Care Assistants who can demonstrate compassion and empathy in their approach to caring for older people. This could be either through previous roles in social care or in other roles. You will be providing personal care to residents, as well as supporting them to take part in a wide range of activities. This includes arts and crafts, music, trips and regular themed events. Can you show us how you would treat our residents, for whom our home is their home, with the dignity and respect they have a right to expect? If you have the right values for our organisation, you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development. Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a DBS Check required In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments. In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting. Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a criminal record check (DBS: Enhanced with the barred list adult workforce DBS Disclosure), Health Assessment and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here. Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration. We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications. Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.