Care Assistant /Healthcare assistant Drayton, East of England, England
Job description
Night Care Assistants
Day care assistants
Full-time /Part-time -22-44 hour per week
Care Home in Drayton, Portsmouth
Pay rate starting at £9.5-£9.7 per hour
Long shifts, 12-hour shifts, 8am-8pm/ 8pm-8am
Full Job Description
Details about the home:
A modern, purpose-built facility,this Care Centre is a three-storey building with a passenger lift for the easy mobility for residents. Featuring 60 beds – all with an en suite – and an easily accessible urban garden with fountain and pathways, the centre is designed to give residents comfort in their everyday life.
Located in Drayton, Portsmouth, the nursing home provides a variety of care types, including end of life care, respite care, nursing careand 24/7 residential care, as well as catering for those with dementiaand challenging behaviour. Each resident receives a comprehensive pre-assessment to ascertain their needs, and funding advice is available if required.
Who you are /person specification:
With your kind and compassionate nature, you'll love to spend time talking to residents, learning a life history, hobbies past and present, and what their favourite knock-knock joke is.
You'll take great pride in helping a resident to achieve the smallest of conquests. You smile through everything and you'll bring happiness to your work every single day.
- A warm and friendly disposition
- Good communication skills
- Reliability, flexibility and motivation to work effectively with colleagues
- Be able to follow instructions and direction
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Experience in a similar role is mandatory
The day to day job role:
- Fully supported by your team, you’ll work closely with our residents, their families, friends & carers to provide strong & safe, physical & emotional care.
- You will be passionate to empower & support residents to achieve even the smallest of conquests through encouraging choice, independence & dignity.
- With unparalleled kindness, you’ll assist the everyday needs of our residents, from personal care & companionship to joining in with activities & events.
- You’ll be highly organised with excellent attention to detail & a willingness to learn.
- You’ll be talented in building strong & fulfilling relationships with your team our residents, families, friends & within the local community.
- As part of the role, you may be requested to work some weekends.
The benefits of working with us.
- · Highly competitive pay, depending on your experience
- · Pay increase following a successful probation
- · A full induction plan with ongoing training.
- · Professional career development program that’s unique to you.
- · Access to of high-street, leisure & retail discounts & savings through our employee portal
- · Care Friends, an industry-leading employee referral
- · Annual STAR awards – nominated & recognised by the whole our family.
- · 28 days Annual leave including BH
- · Paid for DBS check & uniforms
- · Pension Scheme
- · Enhanced Bank Holiday Pay
- · Free Parking
- · Paid Training Hours
If you are interested in the role don’t miss this brilliant career opportunity, apply now
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £9.50-£9.75 per hour
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you need a sponsorship to work in the UK?
Experience:
- care assistant: 1 year (required)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (preferred)
- Night shift (preferred)
