Overview
As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.
Responsibilities
* Support residents with their food and drink and follow care plans.
* Ensure that each resident has one-to-one time.
* Provide daily living assistance and companionship in a caring, respectful manner.
* Contribute to a varied, rewarding environment where no two days are the same.
About you
To join us as a Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.
Rewards package
* Free training and development for all roles
* Access to wellbeing and support tools
* A range of retail discounts and savings
* Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
* Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards
* And so much more!
If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Qualifications
* Experience of caring for older people
* A can-do approach
* Excellent communication skills
* Empathy and warm-hearted approach
* Compassion to deliver the highest standard of care and support
Disclosure and DBS
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Details
Date posted: 01 September 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £12.71 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 1373051905
Locations
Barchester Healthcare, Bedlington, NE22 6LA
Employer details
Employer name: Barchester Healthcare
Address: Bedlington, NE22 6LA
Employer website: https://www.barchester.com/
#J-18808-Ljbffr