About this role
Job summary This position is for a Bank Care Assistant role at a Barchester care home located in Skipton. The successful candidate will assist residents with daily living, providing companionship and support in a caring and fulfilling environment. The role involves varied tasks to ensure residents' well-being and the provision of high-quality care. This is a temporary position, offering flexibility in work hours, as it is designed to provide cover during periods of staff absence such as annual leave or sick leave. The care home offers a competitive hourly wage along with opportunities for learning and personal development.
Main duties of the job As a Bank Care Assistant, you'll help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. Duties include assisting with daily living tasks, providing support and companionship, and sharing memorable moments with the residents. You will also support residents with food and drink, follow care plans, and ensure each resident has dedicated one-to-one time. It's a role where your dedication and compassion will thrive, with each day being as varied as it is rewarding. The role offers true flexibility, competitive pay, and plenty of free learning and development opportunities.
About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, committed to providing quality care for older people across its nationwide network of care homes. The organisation places great importance on the growth and development of its staff, offering various training programs to foster career advancement. Barchester Healthcare focuses on creating a supportive and fulfilling work environment where employees can use their skills to make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents. Their care homes are known for personalized care, ensuring each resident feels valued and respected.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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
To qualify for this role, candidates need to have some experience in caring for older people, along with a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Empathy, dedication, and a warm-hearted approach are essential, with a strong focus on delivering high standards of care and support. Specific qualifications are not mandatory as the organisation provides comprehensive training.
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
Skipton
BD23 5ET
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)