Job description

Healthcare Assistant

Penzance, Cornwall

Full-Time and Part-Time Contracts

Becoming a Healthcare Assistant is one of the most rewarding careers to join, supporting the elderly to live happy and fulfilled lives, through meaningful activities, occupation and high standards of care and support. You can make a real difference to someone's day for the better.

We promote loving and enjoying your job. Be proud to be a Healthcare Assistant.

Through person centered approaches we can empower the residents to actively participate in the care, treatment, and daily activities they receive or partake in. If you’re a people person, who has compassion and empathy, with the want to improve the lives of others, be that big or small, we would love to hear from you. Whether you have previous experience or not we have a friendly team who will support, train and mentor you into the role.

Benefits of joining Frances Bolitho

• Completive pay rates
• Enhancements paid for weekend – (time and a quarter)
• Enhancements paid for bank holidays – (double time)
• Career pathway, supported by training and development opportunities
• Opportunity to work with a progressive and forward-thinking organisation
• Free training, DBS and parking
• £500 Refer a Friend Scheme
• Reward and Recognition Scheme
• FREE Uniform, Training, Parking and DBS Check

Job Purpose:

• The role of the Health Care Assistant is helping our residents to live full, happy and healthy lives, by delivering person centred care, meaningful activities, support and companionship; helping residents to enjoy each day by making sure they receive the quality care, support and opportunities for fulfilment that they deserve.

Requirements:

• Kind, caring and compassionate in nature
• Enthusiastic and committed to making a positive contribution to the people who we care for.
• Highly motivated and driven to achieve high standards
• Ability to communicate and interact well with residents and others
• Experience in health and social care is preferable not but essential
• Care Certificate or NVQ level 2 or above in Health and Social Care – Willingness to work towards

Shift Patterns:

• 07:00-13:00
• 13:00-19:00
• 07:00-19:00

Not the hours you’re looking for, do still get in touch with our recruitment team who may be able to support your preference within another department/site.

Pay Scale:

• £10.42 per hour – until you have completed your Care Certificate (we will support you to achieve, expected 6-12 weeks to complete)
• £11.00 per hour – Care Certificate/NVQ Diploma in Health and Social Care
• £13.03 - £13.75 per hour on Weekends
• £20.84 - £22.00 per hour on Bank Holidays

A full job description available on request.

To find out more, please call 0330 20 20 609 for an informal chat.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.00-£13.75 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Penzance, TR18 4JR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Care: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: FB HCA