Care Assitant

We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of **Care Assistant** to join our team here at **Sand Bay Care Home** based in **Weston Super-Mare.**

**Are you kind? Compassionate? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Do you enjoy putting a smile on someone's face?**

**Then we can offer you the perfect role where you will genuinely make a difference, everyday**

**Pay**: We have an excellent pay rate of £11.40 an hour for Care Assistants and we pay £12.50 for our Senior Care Assistants.

**Shift patterns**: We have day shifts which are 8am start and 8pm finish or if you prefer nights we have 8pm start and 8am finish.

**Hours**: We have part time or full time roles available. Some staff prefer to work 1-2 days a week, others prefer to work 3-4 days + a week.

**We choose to work for us?**
- Wellbeing programme
- A very competitive pay rate
- Excellent management with extensive experience in social care who will always guide and support you
- Progression opportunities
- Learning and education opportunities for career progression
- Pension scheme
- Bonus and overtime opportunities
- Significant staff rest areas available
- State-of-the-art technology incorporated within all aspects of the home infrastructure to make caring for clients easier and smoother

**A warm welcome to Sand Bay Care Home**

Situated in North Somerset, this purposefully designed and refurbished residence stands as a well-equipped property in a seaside setting where we care for adults with dementia and other care needs.

The service is registered for 29 clients in total, with the ample availability of en-suite rooms each of which have been finished to a luxurious standard and equipped with a 24-hour alarm call system. Residents are encouraged to sprinkle their own touch to their rooms to create a comfortable and homely personal space.

The property has indulgently furnished lounges and a dining room to enjoy freshly prepared meals, providing warm meeting areas for residents to meet with their guests.

Outside there is a spacious garden and patio area, with the beach just a stones throw away, as well as the convenience of 15 car-parking spaces for both staff and guests.

Our company is small, but with a vision to grow it would be nice to be able to include our first ever staff in that vision and take them on this journey with us, whereby we are able to invest in committed staff who are keen to develop their skills and have a drive to develop their roles in a step by step manner, cultivating a lifelong career within our organisation.
- Proactive person who can use your own decision making skills.
- Willingness to learn and develop your skills
- Can do attitude and strong work ethic
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Empathetic to people and kind
- Good communication skills
- A desire to genuinely help other people and make a difference
- Honesty and integrity
- Kind, caring and compassionate
- Hardworking/ motivated
- Resilient
- Team player
- Reliable
- Non-judgemental
- Experience working with young people
- Team player
- Positive role model

**Key responsibilities**:

- Provide personal care and support to elderly clients
- Assist with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Administer medications as prescribed by healthcare professionals
- Assist with feeding if necessary
- Perform light housekeeping tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and tidying up
- Escort clients to appointments or social outings
- Monitor and report any changes in clients' health or behaviour to the appropriate personnel
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of care provided
- Being a really fun person who is reliable and a team player :)

If you have any questions or would like some further information on the role, please **'APPLY' **now and we can arrange a phone call at your earliest convenience.

**We can’t wait to hear from you.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: £11.40 per hour

Expected hours: 8 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Application question(s):

- Would you describe yourself as a kind and compassionate person?
- What location are you based please and how far away are you from our care home in Weston Super-Mare?
- Are you looking to work days or night shifts?
- Please note we do NOT offer sponsorship. Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Work Location: In person