Care Assistant – Care Home

Company: NHS
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Location: North Devon
Job Description:

About the role

As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive quality care and support. Your duties include assisting with daily living, providing companionship, supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring one-to-one time with each resident.

About you

To succeed in this position you should have experience caring for older people, a can‑do attitude, excellent communication skills, empathy, and a warm‑hearted approach. You must be able to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all residents.

Responsibilities

Support residents with daily living activities, offer companionship, manage feeding and hydration, adhere to personalized care plans, and maintain a welcoming and supportive environment that meets the needs of each resident.

Benefits

Competitive pay, sector‑leading benefits, and rewards package including free training and development, wellbeing and support tools, retail discounts and savings, referral rewards, Employee of the Month and Long Service Awards.

Qualifications

  • Experience of caring for older people
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Empathy and a warm‑hearted approach

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be undertaken to assess any previous criminal convictions.

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Posted: July 8th, 2026