Care Assistant - The Lodge Care Home
Location: The Lodge
Address: 22 Spicer Road, Exeter, EX1 1SY
Hourly Rate: £14.69-£14.95 per hour
Contract: Full-time & Part-time, Permanent
Hours: 12.25-36.75 hours available, weekend availability
About the role
We are seeking a compassionate Care Assistant to deliver high‑quality, personal care needs of residents in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence. Working alongside our clinical and senior care teams, you’ll help create a safe, engaging and comfortable environment where residents can thrive.
What you'll do
* Deliver personal care in line with care plans and procedures, documenting accurately.
* Report any changes, concerns, incidents, or complaints promptly to senior staff.
* Support residents with social activities, routines, and meaningful engagement.
* Maintain a clean, safe, secure environment and ensure equipment is used/stored safely.
* Maintain confidentiality and comply with all policies; take responsibility for ongoing learning and development.
Qualifications & Skills
* Secondary school education with good numeracy and literacy.
* Ability to communicate clearly in English.
* Level 2 in Care (or willingness to work towards it).
* Experience caring for older people.
* Basic knowledge of Care Workers’ Codes of Practice.
Benefits
* Enhances pay for family leave
* Overtime and bank holiday enhancements to pay
* Group pension scheme
* Occupational sick pay after probation
* Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme with free counselling and Mental Health First Aiders.
* Opportunity to earn rewards via Care Friends (refer a friend scheme) which you can cash in when you choose
* Free Blue Light card – provides members with thousands of amazing retail discounts
* Long service awards
* Subsidised meals while on duty
* Apprenticeships, continuous learning and development, professional development and study support opportunities
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Elizabeth Finn strives to treat all staff equally and to be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts, nurtures and retains the best people.
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