Care Assistant

4 weeks ago

Carlisle, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

Job summary

The role of a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring they receive the care and companionship they deserve. This is a varied and rewarding role that allows you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of older people.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you will assist residents with their daily living activities, such as supporting them with food, drink, and following their care plans. You will also spend one-on-one time with residents, creating great moments and memories. This role requires compassion, empathy, and excellent communication skills to deliver the highest standard of care.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. They are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to their residents, and providing a fulfilling work environment for their staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 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

To join as a Care Assistant, you will need some experience in caring for older people, a positive and can-do attitude, and strong communication skills. Barchester Healthcare will provide all the necessary training to help you thrive in this role.

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