About this role
Job summary Join Barchester Healthcare as a Care Assistant at our care home in Workington, where you can be part of a team dedicated to delivering high-quality care to our residents. With ongoing refurbishments enhancing our facilities, this is an exciting time to bring your passion and dedication to a rewarding role. You will be providing essential support and companionship to elderly residents, making each day enjoyable and fulfilling. This role offers diversity and the potential for you to make significant impacts on the lives of those you care for. Seize this opportunity to grow your career in a highly supportive and engaging environment.
Main duties of the job Our home is getting a fresh new look! With stunning refurbishments underway, now's the perfect time to join our growing team. 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, provide support and companionship, and share 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 provider, renowned for delivering high-quality care and support services. With homes across the UK, our organisation is committed to creating environments where both residents and staff thrive. We focus on providing exceptional care through the dedication of our professional teams, all while receiving support and training that exceeds industry standards. At Barchester, we reward commitment and passion, providing benefits such as free training, wellbeing support tools, and retail discounts. We pride ourselves in ensuring our care homes are welcoming places that promote positive and healthy lifestyles, reflecting the quality of care we would want for our own loved ones.
Job description Job responsibilities
Our home is getting a fresh new look! With stunning refurbishments underway, now's the perfect time to join our growing team.
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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Experience in caring for older people along with a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Empathy and compassion are essential to deliver high standard care.
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
Workington
CA14 3NE
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)