About this role
Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE 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 YOU To 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
Main duties of the job As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will be helping residents enjoy their day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. This role involves assisting with daily living tasks, providing companionship, and sharing meaningful moments with residents. The work is diverse and rewarding, involving anything from assisting with food and drink to ensuring residents receive one-on-one time. To succeed in this role, experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills are required. Empathy and compassion are paramount, and in return, training and development opportunities are provided, along with retail discounts, referral bonuses, and other benefits.
About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the largest care home providers in the UK, offering a wide range of services for elderly care. The organisation is committed to providing exceptional care for all its residents and aims to deliver the quality of support that residents would expect for their own loved ones. Barchester Healthcare takes pride in creating fulfilling environments for their staff, promoting career development, and providing a competitive pay rate. The company values dedication and compassion, providing training and unique benefits such as retail discounts, referral bonuses, and employee recognition programs to make working with them a rewarding experience.
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, excellent communication skills, a can-do approach, and compassion.
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
Nottingham
NG6 8GH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)