Care Assistant (Bank). Longridge Hall Care Home. Preston, North West England, England
Job description
Nights, days and weekend shifts available
£11.06 per hour
Are you passionate about working in the care sector, but looking for a more flexible work-life balance? Sandstone Care Group can offer you fully flexible working hours to cater towards your availability and lifestyle. There are a variety of shift patterns available and full training is paid, alongside a guided induction process. Join our bank team for the opportunity to work on YOUR terms, whilst still building close relationships in our beautiful home.
Come and join us at Longridge Hall & Lodge, our friendly residential care home based in Longridge. Here at Longridge Hall, we support our residents to make this truly their home, whether they want a reminiscence lounge, a chapel, or even an indoor sensory garden! Our dedicated Care Home Manager, Tracey, has worked here for more than 10 years and is truly emotionally invested in making our home a lovely place to both live and work.
As a Care Assistant at our home, your role may involve:
- Undertaking any necessary training
- Supporting our residents with personal care and hygiene, eating, and getting involved with daily activities
- Providing emotional support and companionship
- Supporting our residents to live an enriched and fulfilled life, focussed on their individual hobbies, preferences and abilities
- Maintaining high standards within the care home environment
- Working flexibly as part of a team to ensure our residents' needs are met
Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:
- Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
- Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
- Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
- Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
- Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
- Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
- Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
- In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
- Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role
- Overtime is paid for working over fulltime hours. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’. Pay rates advertised are for shifts worked from 1st April 2023.
What are we looking for?
- A positive outlook and a warm personality
- Able to demonstrate a genuine interest in working in the health and social care sector- experience is beneficial but certainly not essential!
- Flexibility to work shift patterns according to the needs of our residents
Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.
