Care Assistant

Care Assistant Derby, England

Kingsway View Care Home
Full Time Derby, England 10.84 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

Do you strive to ensure people’s happiness after every encounter? Are you eager to start a career in care?

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Our newly opened care home in Derby, Kingsway View is seeking Care Assistants to join us on this exciting new journey. Providing residential, respite, dementia and nursing care, with 80 state-of-the-art rooms for residents to reside in, spacious dining and lounge areas, an on-site café, floor-to-ceiling windows, and so much more, we are excited to be bringing this opportunity to Derby!

With the desire to always improve and develop their staff skillset, you will be encouraged to progress and develop skills, qualifications and training with the support of the company, so no experience is required!

What you will receive as a Care Assistant;

  • £10.84 per hour
  • Full-time, permanent contract
  • 38.5 hours per week on a rolling 6-week rota
  • 12 hours shifts, 3 on 3 off, 8am-8pm
  • Derby-based with fantastic transport links - DE22 3ZB

What you will be doing as a Care Assistant;

  • Support residents with daily activities such as washing, dressing, eating and maintaining personal hygiene
  • Provide support at meal times
  • Ensure residents maintain good nutrition
  • Assist residents to mobilise safely around the home
  • Undertake light housekeeping duties such as tidying residents’ rooms, making and changing beds, etc.
  • Interacting with, and encouraging residents to socialise and take part in activities
  • Liaise with other care professionals relating to the needs of the residents

What benefits you will receive as a Care Assistant;

  • Health Care Cash Plan includes Employee Assistance Programme, everyday dental treatment, fast and easy online access to a GP, discounted gym membership, helpline service, telephone counselling, NHS and private prescription charges, and so much more!!
  • Company Christmas Bonus
  • Employee of the month scheme
  • Double pay on bank holidays
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Higher than average pay rates
  • Full induction & training
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities

What you will need to be successful as a Care Assistant;

  • Experience working within a caring environment
  • NVQ L2 in Direct Care
  • The ability to communicate well and make others feel welcome and comfortable
  • Supervisory and leadership skills, with a strong ability to motivate and inspire
  • Willingness to develop new skills

It isn’t what you do that makes you special, it’s the way you do it.

If you would like to apply for this fabulous Care Assistant opportunity at Kingsway View, please send your CV via the ‘apply’ function as soon as possible and we will be in touch.

If you would like to find out more information about this Care Assistant role, please call the home on 01332 790777

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.84 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Day shift

Experience:

  • Care home: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

  • NVQ in Health & Social Care, or equivalent (preferred)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Care Assistant
Kingsway View Care Home

www.acaciacare.co.uk
Northwood, United Kingdom
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Company - Public
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