Care Assistant - Care Home

This role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring they can enjoy each day to the fullest. You'll assist with daily living activities, offer companionship, and create memorable moments for the residents. It's a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives and develop your career in the care sector.

As a Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for supporting residents with their daily needs, such as helping with food, drink, and following their care plans. You'll also ensure each resident has one-on-one time and engage in activities to promote their wellbeing. The role is varied and rewarding, allowing you to utilize your compassion, empathy, and communication skills to deliver excellent care.

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes across the UK. With a focus on quality care and a commitment to their employees, Barchester offers a supportive and fulfilling work environment. The company invests in the development of their staff and provides a range of competitive benefits and rewards.

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 roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
• Employee 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.

• To be a Care Assistant at Barchester, you'll need some experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and strong communication skills. Most importantly, you'll demonstrate compassion and the ability to deliver high-quality care to the residents.

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.