Care Assistant - Residential Care Home Bristol, England
Job description
Why Work at Cintre
Care Assistant for not-for-profit Cintre Charity working with people with Mental Health & Learning Disabilities in our 7-bed Residential Home.
Location: Clifton, Bristol
Public transport availability: Clifton Down train station (5 minutes walk), Bus numbers 1,2,3,4 (5-10 minutes walk to stops on Whiteladies Road)
The Role
We are looking for people with an experience in Learning Disability and Mental Health support.
As a Care Assistant (Advanced) you will be supporting our residents with their day to day living, social engagement, education needs, while encouraging them to live as independently as possible. You may get involved in exciting activities outside of the home too – our residents participate in day trips, 1:1 social activity, charity events and much more!
Our Care Assistant will:
- Have proven previous experience in working with people with Learning Disability and Mental health and various complex needs
- Be reliable, friendly and caring to help our residents achieve their everyday goals (including personal care)
- Be creative and responsive in daily support while adhering to person centred care plans and individual’s goals
- Be able to support in house and outside social activities and hobbies
- Be attentive and inspire our residents to achieve more
- Be resilient and help manage some behaviours that challenge
- Be a team player and good record keeper
- Ability to carry out house-keeping and food preparation in a residential home
About You
- Proven experience in Health and Social Care sector
- Health and social care certificate is preferred
- A person-centred approach and ability to work as a part of team
- Ability to plan for yourself and others
- Manage time effectively, prioritising workloads
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal in English
- IT literate and confident to use IT for record keeping
Whilst drivers are able to take residents out and about, you don’t need to be a driver to work here – we employ many non-drivers too!
Shift patterns are flexible. Full or part-time hours available.
We offer you:
- A rewarding job, full of variety and opportunities for career development
- Competitive salary from £10.90 - £11.50 p/h depending on experience and qualifications
- Enhanced weekend rate
- 27 days’ annual leave plus statutory Bank & Public Holidays
- In house meals
- Free parking
- Welcome Bonus paid on successful probation
- Company sick pay
- Free Enhanced DBS
- Contributory pension scheme
- Death in service benefit
- Employee assistance programme
- Excellent development and training opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
How to apply:
Email us at [email protected] with your CV
Cintre is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected under federal, state, or local laws
Job Types: Permanent, Part-time, Full-time
Part-time hours: 40 per week
Salary: £10.90-£11.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: CH- ASW
