About this role
Job summary This Care Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare involves supporting residents in a care home setting. The position is permanent and based in Shoreham by Sea, offering a competitive hourly rate of £13.21. The role requires dedication and compassion to provide high-quality care, and support residents in their daily living activities. It's a fulfilling opportunity to make a positive impact on the residents' lives while working in a varied and rewarding environment. The organisation offers competitive pay and a benefits package that includes training, wellbeing support tools, discounts, and performance rewards. It's a chance to develop a career in a caring profession with Barchester Healthcare.
Main duties of the job 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 us Barchester Healthcare is a leading care home provider offering a range of services to support the health and wellbeing of residents. They focus on delivering high-quality care that residents deserve by employing compassionate and dedicated staff. The organisation values training and development, ensuring staff are well-equipped to provide excellent care. Barchester's benefits package includes wellbeing support tools, retail discounts, and rewards, reflecting their commitment to taking care of their staff. They aim to create a caring environment, both for their employees and those in their care, promoting a sense of community and support within their facilities.
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 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 rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee 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, a can-do approach, excellent communication skills, empathy, 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
Shoreham by Sea
BN43 6LT
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)