Senior Care Assistant - Days Winchester, England
Job description
Summary
- BRAND NEW CARE HOME
- Nursing and Residential
- Senior Care Assistant
- 24, 36 and 42 hour contracts available
- £12.15 per hour
- Not for Profit care provider
- Free meal on shift
- Paid breaks
- Free initial DBS check
The Brendoncare Foundation are delighted to be looking for Senior Care Assistants to join our team ready for the opening of our brand new 60 bed care home.
Brendoncare St Giles View is a new development in our home city of Winchester, which will provide 60 purpose built en-suite residential, nursing and dementia bedrooms, as well as a café/restaurant, hair and beauty salon and community spaces. This home will have landscaped gardens and enjoys stunning views of the South Downs.
Applicants will be interviewed and inducted at Brendoncare Park Road until St Giles' View opens
Who are you?
We are seeking a Care Assistant who shares our passion for providing the best possible care for our residents and who can demonstrate professionalism and energy in the home.
We are looking for somebody who:
- Supports our commitment to providing the best possible care for our residents and our ability to make them feel like family within a loving home. We need you to be like minded in this approach, valuing the small things which are important to each of our residents.
- Holds an NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
- In addition, you need to possess good communication skills, be a team player, be reliable and committed and have a natural affinity to older people.
What will I be doing?
- Leading care teams
- Medication administration
- Supporting and training new care staff
- Support with personal care, activities, physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- Undertake one to one's, PDR's and development reviews with designated care staff
- Facilitate communication between households and departments
What can we offer?
- Minimum of 5.6 weeks' holiday including bank holidays
- Enhanced annual leave after five years to reward long service and dedication
- Extensive training and continual personal development
- Paid breaks and meals provided while on duty in our care homes
- Free initial DBS check
- Free parking (subject to availability)
- An Employee Assistance Programme offering 24 hour support for staff and their immediate family members
- Free occupational health support during periods of sickness
- Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme
Who are Brendoncare?
Brendoncare is a charity which provides a range of connected services for people in later life including care homes, extra care housing, community support services and clubs across the South of England.
We are people-driven, focusing on empowerment, inclusivity and understanding. We aim to ensure that whoever comes into the Brendoncare environment - whether as a member, resident, volunteer or colleague – they are able to live their life to the fullest potential.
Our values reflect who we are – together we are kind, positive, brave and empowering. We need people who really want to make a difference to the lives of people in later life to join us.
In return, we will support you to grow and flourish as you are welcomed to the Brendoncare team.
