About this role
Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive. REWARDS PACKAGE In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards And so much more! If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Main duties of the job As a Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play a key role in providing residents with the high-quality care and support they deserve. This entails aiding their daily living activities, offering companionship and ensuring they experience great moments and memories. Each day presents a new set of challenges and rewards, from assisting with meals and care plans to ensuring each resident receives one-on-one attention. Applicants should have prior experience caring for older individuals, excellent communication skills, and a warm-hearted, empathetic nature. Barchester Healthcare offers training to ensure that all Care Assistants can excel in their roles. Additionally, the job comes with a comprehensive rewards package, including free training, access to wellbeing tools, retail discounts, and a 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme. The role represents a chance to utilize compassionate people skills in an organization committed to delivering top-quality care to residents.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a well-established care provider focusing on high standards of care and support for residents in their care homes. They prioritize creating a fulfilling and rewarding working environment for their staff, underpinned by values of dedication, empathy, and excellence. Barchester Healthcare recruits individuals who possess compassion and a warm-hearted ethos to ensure residents' days are filled with as much quality of life as possible. They invest in their staff by providing training and development opportunities, recognizing that their employees play an integral part in the standard of care offered. As an organization, Barchester prides itself on offering quality care reminiscent of the care one would desire for their own loved ones, continually striving to enhance their services and facilities for both residents and staff alike.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.
ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.
REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'
And so much more!
If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Experience in caring for older people; excellent communication skills; a can-do approach; empathy and compassion.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Braunton
EX33 2LH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)