Care Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

The closing date is 08 February 2025

Job summary

This role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring they receive the care and compassion they deserve. It's a varied and rewarding role that allows you to make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for assisting residents with their daily living activities, providing support and companionship, and creating great moments and memories. Your empathy, communication skills, and dedication will be essential in delivering the highest standard of care. You'll follow care plans and ensure each resident receives one-on-one attention. This is an opportunity to develop your career in a fulfilling environment.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. They are committed to delivering person-centred care and creating a warm, welcoming environment for their residents. Barchester offers a competitive rewards package, including training and development opportunities, to support their employees in providing the best possible care.

Date posted

11 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1206289492

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Chorleywood

WD3 5BY


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUTo 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUTo 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 in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your ability to empathize and provide compassionate care will be key. Barchester will provide all the necessary training to help you thrive in this role.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join as a Care Assistant, you'll need some experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your ability to empathize and provide compassionate care will be key. Barchester will provide all the necessary training to help you thrive in this role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Chorleywood

WD3 5BY


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Chorleywood

WD3 5BY


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Date posted

11 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1206289492

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Chorleywood

WD3 5BY


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