Care Assistant

5 days ago


Witney, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

Job summary

This is a role as a Care Assistant in a Barchester Healthcare care home, providing high-quality care and support to residents. The job involves assisting with daily living activities, providing companionship, and delivering personalised care to ensure residents' needs are met. It is a fulfilling and rewarding role that requires empathy, compassion, and excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

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. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. 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 us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care. The company is committed to creating a nurturing and supportive environment for its residents and employees, with a focus on delivering personalised care and promoting independence and wellbeing.

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'll need some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will be essential, as you'll need to have the compassion to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all residents.
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