Domiciliary Care Assistant

**Domiciliary Care Assistant - Nights**

(Job Number: RIC03NY)

**Domiciliary Care Assistant - Guaranteed Hours**

**Richmond Villages**

**Richmond Nantwich, St Joseph's Way, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6LZ**

As a Domiciliary Care Assistant at a Richmond Village, you’ll help residents to truly get the most out of life and in return we’ll support you to get the most out of your career. More than just retirement living, Richmond Villages offer an aspirational lifestyle to our residents living onsite in apartments and in our care home - providing them with ongoing support which helps them live life to the full. We’re currently looking for Care Assistants at all levels to provide a mix of domiciliary, residential, nursing and dementia care as required at Richmond Nantwich.

**Working hours and salary**

**£10.10ph & Excellent Benefits**
- **Days - Part Time - time 0800 1300 / 1400 2100**:

- **Nights - No Travelling Required**

**_Flexible working opportunities: _**‘Just let us know what hours you would like, and we’ll work with you to endeavour to create shift patterns that work for you around the needs of our residents’.**

**What your typical day involves**

Whilst no two days will be the same in this role, as we adapt to the needs of our residents across the village. It’s likely you’ll be covering a variety of duties across our onsite apartments and onsite care home, such as:

- Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing and continence care in their own homes within the Village. Providing the highest standards of care, you’ll champion the dignity, and independence of all our residents
- Supporting at mealtimes where appropriate; serving meals in their apartments or within the care home. This might involve supporting them to walk, transferring them in a wheelchair or using a hoist
- Helping to promote mental and physical activity of residents through hobbies, interests or activities within the village
- Answering emergency calls when care alert system is activated
- Working with the Domiciliary Care Manager and other external professionals such as GPs, Chiropodists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists where appropriate
- Admin duties: keeping accurate records - maintaining full documentation at all times to show care given, activities and any changes to their health

**Who we’re looking for**

Ideally, you’ll have experience of working in a care/dementia setting or you may have a Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), however, this isn’t essential as full training will be provided. Above all, you’ll be passionate about caring for others, respecting people’s choices and always putting their safety and welfare first. A great listener with a positive outlook, you’re confident talking to both residents and their families and understand that confidentiality is very important in what we do. Always ready to lead by example and support the wider team, you’ll deliver care with dignity and compassion and work to put a smile on our residents’ faces every day.

**What we’ll offer you in return**- Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes-
- Your DBS Check (£44) paid for-
- Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings*-
- Paid breaks-
- NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support-
- 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)-
- Hot meal provided-
- Refer a friend bonus scheme-
- Uniform provided-
- Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments-
- Shopping Discounts (via Xexec)-
- Free flu vaccine- Only available to permanent employees where HealthRoster is used. The above benefits are for permanent employees only - please speak to us about the benefits available for bank workers.

**Who we are**

For over 20 years Richmond have been at the forefront of luxury retirement living. We're proud that we attract the best people and even prouder of how long they stay with us. Having won numerous awards for architecture, landscaping and care, we are now the benchmark for retirement villages in the UK. A totally fresh concept in retirement living, we ensure our residents retain as much independence and choice as possible while helping retain their 'zest for life'.

Nantwich is a delightful discovery for those who don't already know it. One of Cheshire's oldest settlements, its distinctive Tudor architecture, set alongside the river Weaver, makes it one of the prettiest towns in England.

It has proven to be a great location for a retirement community. We're just half a mile from the town centre while only fifteen minutes from the M6, half an hour from Chester and the Potteries and an hour from Manchester and Liverpool. Chester, Congleton, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich and Northwich are also on the do