Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

This is a bank position as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home. The role involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, assisting with daily living activities, and ensuring each resident receives personalized attention and companionship. It's a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of older people while developing your career in the care sector.

As a Bank Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for helping residents enjoy each day by providing the care and support they need. This includes assisting with daily living tasks, following care plans, and spending quality one‑on‑one time with residents. You'll need to have previous experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate approach to deliver the highest standard of care.

Barchester is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, operating over 200 care homes and supporting thousands of residents. They are committed to investing in their staff, offering competitive pay, flexible working, and extensive training and development opportunities.

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Bank 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 Bank 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 Bank 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
As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

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.

• You'll need some prior experience in caring for older people, a can‑do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Empathy, compassion, and the ability to work well in a team are also essential.

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.