Health Care Assistant
Rate of pay: £12.82/hour - Increasing to £13.00/hour after probation has passed.
Hours available: Full Time - Day- Night Shifts
Location: Godalming
CHD Living is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated care professionals to support our service users at our care home in Godalming.
Established in 1984, we are a family-owned group of care services in Surrey and South London.
Are you a dab hand at Scrabble? Do you enjoy flower arranging? How about Bingo?
Not every job lets you do this as part of the day-to-day, but as a Health Care Assistant you get the opportunity to help others participate in the activities they enjoy
The ideal Health Care Assistant needs to be a people person, who is eager to help people maintain their quality of life and independence.
Patience, kindness and sympathy are three essential qualities of any aspiring Health Care Assistant, as you will supporting them in all sorts of ways – be that from helping them to get in out of bed, to washing, from toilet assistance to dressing and eating (whilst helping them to engage in activities they enjoy alongside).
It is a sociable role in more ways than one, as not only will you be chatting and helping residents, you will be surrounded by a team of likeminded people who are just as dedicated to making a real difference to someone's quality of life as you are.
What you will need:
* Excellent level of written and spoken English
* Right to work in the UK
* A reliable, patient, happy and caring attitude
* Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent NVQ/QCF L2
* Experience of working in a care environment/ caring for others
* Experience of Neurorehabilitation
What we are offering:
* · £12.82/hour - Increasing to £13.00/hour after probation has passed.
* · 5.6 weeks annual leave
* · Employee Assistance Programme
* · Free meal per shift
* · Free, face-to-face & interactive training
* · Career development and opportunities
* · NEST pension plan
* · Free DBS check*
* · Refer a friend scheme*
* · Long service reward scheme
*subject to Ts & Cs
Apply now Send us your CV and tell us about yourself
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.82-£13.00 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Godalming GU8 5UA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* Health care assistant : 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person