Night Health Care Assistant

Overview

Care Assistants - Night shifts - immediate start in North Finchley, N12

• £250.00 signing-on bonus
• £250.00 retention bonus (12 months service)
• Public transport costs assistance available
• Relocation / accommodation costs assistance available

Rates from £12.25 per hour, plus great benefits and career development. Work flexibly around your family or other commitments. Ventry Care is recruiting Care Assistants for night shifts to our residential care homes in Barnet. We care for older persons / older persons living with dementia.

• To help residents get ready and into bed/settle down for the night, and assist them in the morning.
• To provide a high standard of care overnight, including hygiene, continence, mobility, dressing and general care.
• To carry out regular checks on residents and the building, and assist residents with any care needs that arise.
• To answer emergency bells or calls from residents immediately and seek further assistance if necessary.
• In the time available between attending to residents, undertake domestic duties (e.g., dusting and hoovering, cleaning bathrooms, preparing tables for breakfast).
• As a team player, follow guidelines and policies and have good IT and systems knowledge to support residents care plans and care records. We use care management software and smartphone/tablet hardware to record the care provided to our residents.

• Pay rates start at £12.25 per hour, and increase depending on your experience and qualifications.
• Paid holiday up to 28 days.
• Staff recognition scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Assistance with London transport costs.
• Assistance with London accommodation costs.
• Workplace pension contributions through NEST.
• Free uniform.
• Paid mandatory training, and the opportunity for ongoing specialist training (e.g., advanced food hygiene / diabetes / dementia) to support professional development and meet care needs of service users.
• £250 signing-on bonus / £250 annual retention bonus / unlimited £250 refer-a-friend scheme.
• Flexible work patterns: 2 nights, 3 nights (36 hours) or 4 nights (48 hours) per week.
• Career advancement opportunities and long service awards.

Ideally you will have experience working with older people in residential care, but as long as you are willing to learn, are flexible, patient, caring, organised, enthusiastic and great with people, then we can train you. You will have good written and verbal communication, and be IT competent. You will be flexible to work shifts on a rota basis. You will be eligible to work in the UK.

If you do not have it already, you will be willing to work towards your QCF 1-5 (NVQ 2 or 3 in Care).

Please forward your CV with full contact details including postal and email address. On receipt your CV will be reviewed and we will arrange a telephone interview with you. If successful we will complete your recruitment, induction / training, and get you started as soon as possible. If you would like a meaningful career making a positive impact to the lives of those who require care and support, then please apply now!