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
Main duties of the job This casual, part-time role offers flexible working as a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home. You'll help residents enjoy each day by providing quality care and support they deserve, attending to daily living needs, offering companionship, and cherishing shared moments and memories. It's a chance to exhibit your dedication and compassion in a fulfilling environment, encountering different tasks each day. Responsibilities include supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring each resident receives one-on-one time, making your skills purposeful and enhancing your career. Skills required include experience in elder care, communicative capabilities, empathy, and compassion to deliver the highest standard of care. Barchester offers competitive pay, flexible roles, free learning and development opportunities, emphasizing staff growth. As a Bank position, work days and hours vary, covering leaves. This organization empowers you to leverage people skills to provide expected quality care for loved ones in a rewarding setting.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a prominent name in the UK's healthcare sector, who believes in empowering its staff and offers substantial growth opportunities. The organisation is dedicated to providing high-quality care and support within its care homes, ensuring that residents receive the compassion and attention they deserve from dedicated care assistants. Being an industry leader, Barchester Healthcare puts a strong emphasis on the growth and development of its employees, providing ample learning opportunities and flexibility in work schedules. They understand the importance of having a skilled, well-trained workforce to maintain their reputation for excellence in care services. As a temporary, bank position provider, Barchester Healthcare offers employees the opportunity to work in various capacities, making it easier to find a suitable work-life balance. This organisation understands the importance of quality care and aims to offer an environment where staff can deliver the standard of care they would expect for their loved ones, focusing on resident's well-being and joy.
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, excellent communication skills, empathy, compassion, and a warm-hearted approach.
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
Norwich
NR7 8AF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)