Overview
This is a care assistant role at a Barchester Healthcare care home in Perth. The role involves providing high-quality care and support to elderly residents, including assisting with daily living activities, providing companionship, and ensuring the well-being of all residents. It is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Main duties
* Help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive quality care and support.
* Assist with daily living, provide support and companionship, and share moments and memories with residents.
* Follow care plans and ensure residents have one-to-one time as needed.
* Contribute to a varied and rewarding daily workload and develop your skills in a fulfilling environment.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. With over 200 care homes and a team of dedicated professionals, they are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to their residents. Barchester Healthcare focuses on creating a warm, welcoming, and nurturing environment and investing in staff development and well-being.
Details
Date posted: 10 September 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £12.90 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 1378968828
Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Perth, PH1 1SB
Job responsibilities
About the role As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you\'ll help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive quality care and support. You\'ll assist with daily living, provide support and companionship, and share great moments and memories. 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. 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.
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
In return for your dedication, you\'ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
* 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
Essential
* Experience of caring for older people
* Can-do approach and excellent communication skills
* Empathy and warm-hearted approach with compassion to deliver high-quality care
Disclosure and safeguarding
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Barchester Healthcare
Address: Perth, PH1 1SB
Website: https://www.barchester.com/
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