About this role
Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank 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 Bank 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 Bank 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 As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.
Main duties of the job As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you are responsible for helping residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. This involves assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship, and sharing great moments and memories. The role requires a dedication and compassion for working with older people, offering varied and rewarding tasks, such as supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring one-to-one time with residents. You are expected to have experience in caring for older people and possess excellent communication skills and a warm-hearted, empathetic approach. Barchester Healthcare provides all necessary training and offers competitive pay, flexible working opportunities, and free learning and development as part of the rewards package.
About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, committed to delivering the quality care people expect for their loved ones. The organisation offers roles that provide true flexibility and plenty of learning and development opportunities for its employees. Their approach emphasizes the growth and development of everyone who works for them, which is reflected in the comprehensive training provided to all staff. Barchester Healthcare values compassion and dedication in its workforce and places a high importance on delivering the highest standard of care and support for their residents. With a focus on creating fulfilling environments for both residents and staff, Barchester Healthcare encourages the use of skills to meaningful use and the development of careers in healthcare.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank 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 Bank 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 Bank 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 PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.
As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.
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
Some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills are required.
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
Stoke on Trent
ST6 5QS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)