Caer Gwent- Care Assistant

**Welcome Bonus**

**We are Guild Care, Worthing’s leading social care charity, supporting people to live well, enjoy life, and love every day.**

We have been caring for people in the Worthing area for over 85 years.

Caer Gwent and Linfield House are two of our outstanding care homes located in Worthing, which provide quality residential, nursing, and dementia care in a safe, purpose-built setting.

Each of our nursing homes are not-for-profit, enabling us to keep enhancing our residents’ facilities and support the local community.

**Perks on Shift...What Do We offer you?**

On the night shift, we have high staff ratio, the opportunity to do your coursework (if you are doing your H&S care diploma for example ) and free sandwiches :)

On the day shift, the opportunity to get involved with fun activities and engagement with the residents

**A day in the life of a Care Assistant at Guild Care**

When you're a Care Assistant at Guild Care, you'll feel like part of the family. Every day you'll provide compassionate, person-centered care to our residents, ensuring that their feelings are respected. It's a super rewarding and varied role. You'll work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and senior staff. You'll care for residents compassionately and respectfully. You and your co-workers will work together to accomplish tasks while getting to know each other better.

It's your responsibility to assist residents with their daily needs, such as dressing, undressing, and bathing. However, you're also responsible for caring for those who have chronic or acute illnesses and need high levels of nursing care. As well as making and changing beds, tidying up rooms, and other housekeeping duties, you will also be expected to assist the residents during their mealtimes.

You'll provide social and recreational activities to help meet the residents' emotional needs, and you'll support them in doing their favourite hobbies and past times. Additionally, you will promote the residents' physical and mental health.

You'll be part of the care team, helping develop residents' care plans that meet their personal and social needs while respecting their dignity and enhancing their independence. During this role, you'll report both verbally and in writing about care planning, handovers, and other necessary meetings. As part of your learning and development program, you will have the opportunity to participate in various training sessions in order to develop your skills, confidence, and abilities. In your role as a key member of the Guild Care team, you will be expected to promote high-quality care practices and effective communication with both residents as well as your colleagues, whilst living by our charity values.

**About Caer Gwent**

Caer Gwent combines superb residential living with 24-hour expert nursing care, supporting individuals with complex health conditions, particularly focusing on palliative (i.e. end of life) support.

Our home has a high staff-to-resident ratio, with a versatile team built around residents’ needs. As well providing around-the-clock nursing care, we have dedicated Health & Wellbeing Coordinators who deliver regular and stimulating activities catered to individuals’ interests.

**Salary**

£10.70 - £11.77 per hour

**Hours of Work**
- Part time hours
- 18-24 hours per week
- Full time Hours
- 36 hours per week
- Day or night shifts available
- Bank hours available, flexibility to suit personal circumstances

**Shift Pattern**

8am-2pm, 2pm-8pm, 8am-8pm

**Why work for Guild Care? Our benefits, your career and who we are.**

**Career Pathway**

At Guild Care, we are passionate about career progression for all our employees, we have developed clear learning pathways for all our job roles at Guild Care. We take everyone’s career goals seriously, whether you want to be an amazing Care Assistant or our next Director of Care. We’re proud that the average length of service for our care home senior management team is 17 years
- many of whom started as Care Assistants and followed our career pathways.

**Our Amazing Benefits at Guild Care..**
- Working for a local charity that has supported the community since 1933
- Welcome to Guild Care bonus (for eligible roles)
- Up to £1000 for Registered Nurses and up to £1000 for Care, Home Care and Day Services Support Staff
- Refer a friend scheme
- you could earn £500 for recommending a friend to Guild Care
- Buddy Incentive
- you could receive up to £125 to support our new recruits in role, promoting a supportive and friendly environment for our newcomers (Care Services only)
- Competitive salaries
- 20-25 days holiday
- Pension scheme
- Sick pay
- Flexible shift patterns
- Free DBS check
- Excellent learning and development opportunities and clear defined care career pathway
- Supportive colleagues
- Job satisfaction
- Local offers for Guild Care staff
- Being part of a values
- led organisation

**Job Requirements**

**Essential**
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