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As a Care Assistant based in our Enham Care Homes. You'll be working with residents and the staff team to ensure residents receive a high standard of care. Ensuring the service offered upholds the principles of promoting person centred care and through strict adherence to the Skills for Care Code of Conduct for Adult Social Care Workers in England.
You'll work in partnership with residents encouraging choice, control participation and motivation always adhering to Enham Trust and the Aster Group values. As a Care Assistant, you will have the opportunity to help improve the lives of those in need, where you can make a positive difference.
We are passionate about our colleagues Learning, Development & Career progression, so we support our Care colleagues with achieving their Care Certificates if required.
Working patterns are between the hours of 7.00am and 9.30pm over five days of the week, covering across Monday - Sunday. The morning shift is 7.00am - 2.30pm, afternoon shift is 2.00pm – 9.30pm. There is also a separate night shift working from 8pm – 8am, or 9pm - 7am for 3 nights per week.
We can be flexible to accommodate longer 12-hour length shifts, with less days. We are also open to discuss part time Care Assistant positions in line with the above shifts, along with Casual Contracts with flexible hours to cover shifts.
About us
We are Enham! Together we have been making a difference to the lives of disabled people for over 100 years and we are looking forward to continuing this for the next 100 years! Together we explore opportunities with people so they can live the lives they choose by overcoming limitations and expanding possibilities. Through first class care, personal development, housing options, and employment, we support people to exercise individual choice and control in their lives.
We live by our values, TOGETHER we do amazing, we WOW people every day and we dare to be DIFFERENT!
About you
You will need:
* Basic literacy and numeracy skills
* To be compassionate and patient
* Ideally some experience in a caring industry, for example hospitality or schools
* To pass our DBS check or be on the DBS update service
Even better if you have previous experience of a care environment, having a knowledge of disabilities, issues relating to physical access and adaption will be advantageous in addition to having a commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities.
We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:
* A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
* We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
* Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
* Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
* Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
* We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives
Enham as part of the Aster Group is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it’s subsidiary brands.
Please note, we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert, interviews will be held as soon as possible and we will make an offer immediately if we find the right candidate. Apply without delay!
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