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Salary: £12 per hour (£10.90 per hour including £1.10 market supplement)

Location: Baycroft, Great Baddow

Hours & Shift Pattern: 36 hours per week, 3 12-hour shifts, Days or Night shifts, including alternative weekends.

Baycroft is a collection of care homes with a unique difference. We're part of One Housing, a housing association and not-for-profit organisation with a strong social purpose. All profit made by Baycroft is used to build affordable homes and support communities across London and the Southeast. For us care is more than a word. It’s a culture.

Baycroft, Great Baddow is a CQC Good-rated care home offering residential, nursing and dementia care. We put the needs of residents and their families at the heart of everything we do. We are always looking for like-minded, talented people to join our team. We offer our employees a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation proud of making a difference to lives every single day.

We are now recruiting a dynamic Care Assistant to join our Care team and support us in delivering nutritious food and market-leading care to our residents. Along with desirable experience as a Care Assistant, you should have a genuine interest in caring for vulnerable adults.

• Paying a competitive salary of £12 per hour.
• Offering lean travel options, allowing you to spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loan and/or our Cycle2Work scheme
• Giving you plenty of annual leave, allowing you up to 29 days off each year (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Providing fantastic development opportunities through your enrolment in One Academy, our in-house learning and development offering
• Paying you to give back to our communities through two fully paid volunteer days at our services
• Rewarding your hard work through our colleague recognition programme and a career break after three years of service
• Providing 24/7 counselling and support services to you and your family, and allowing you to claim back cash for some healthcare costs

• Assisting our residents with their daily personal care needs whilst promoting their dignity and individuality.
• Working as part of a strong, talented team.
• Helping our residents with their hygiene, mobility, and physical comfort.
• Reporting to our dedicated nursing team regarding any illness, accident or event incurred by our residents, colleagues, or visitors.
• Undertaking observations of our residents and documenting this as necessary in their care plans.
• Having a positive and friendly disposition.
• Offering ongoing comfort to our residents who may be ill or requiring care at the end of their life, whilst making sure that their religious or cultural needs are fulfilled.

If this sounds like the job for you, apply now or give us a call on 0333 240 8567 for more information.

Please note: this role will require an enhanced DBS and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.