Location: On site / MIDDLEFIELDS HOUSE, CORNFIELDS, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6GA
Job type: Casual / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Healthcare Assistants
Hourly Salary range: from £12.81 to £12.81
Salary details: Weekend rate: £13.16
Role Overview
We are currently looking to appoint a compassionate and committed Care Assistant to join our dynamic Care Team in our newly built, state‑of‑the‑art Middlefields House catering for 48 residents. We provide 24/7 care and support to our older and sometimes sick residents and are seeking both day and night staff to bring on board.
Responsibilities
- Provide a high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
- Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as assisting with a bath.
- Support residents to eat and drink.
- Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
- Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
- Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
- Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
- Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
Qualifications and Experience
- You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them.
- You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients.
- You need to be well‑organised, adaptable and practical.
- Experience in providing care and an understanding of dementia is essential.
Working Conditions
- Zero hour contract/Bank shifts are available to cover for absence, sickness, holidays and relief.
- Availability to work weekends and weekdays.
- Availability to work both days and nights.
Benefits
- Career development: whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
- Being part of our friendly and committed staff team.
- Assigned buddy.
- Ongoing support from management.
- Flexible working: various working hours.
- Pension scheme.
- Care Friends referral.
- Perkbox – including an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Long‑standing service rewards.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Disclaimer
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if interested.
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