This Spring, embark on a rewarding career that transforms lives!
Join The HICA Group and make a difference every day at Buckshaw Retirement Village, where we're seeking passionate, enthusiastic individuals to join our growing team as a Wellbeing Assistant at The Lodge in scenic Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancaster.
The company is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.
Pay & Hours:
Rate of pay: £12.22 per hour
Hours per week: 19 hours
Shift Pattern – Working to a rota covering 7 days per week (every other weekend).
The Role:
By becoming a Wellbeing Assistant at The Lodge, you will provide a range of activities, identifying service users’ individual needs. This will include developing and implementing weekly activity plans and the planning of group activities for residents who may have physical needs or dementia care needs.
Ensuring dignity and respect are maintained at all times, you will be a professional and enthusiastic individual with a caring and supportive attitude. You will be required to fund raise and work with outside agencies/community.
We know times are tough at the moment and believe in rewarding hard work. By becoming an employee of HICA, as part of our recognition scheme you will receive numerous benefits including shopping/entertainment discounts through our exclusive HAPI app, entry into our seasonal competitions, paid breaks and an enhanced rate of pay on bank holidays.
Benefits:
Paid breaks
On-the-spot voucher recognition scheme £000s awarded every month
Techsave loans scheme opened twice a year
Discounted local & national gym memberships, plus FREE on-demand workouts and classes available to stream in your living room
Access to low cost saving plans and loans
Hospital and Death Benefit plans at discounted prices
Employee assistance programme & access to free counselling
Free parking
Access to funded qualifications and internal career progression
In-house lottery with £0000s to be won every month
£500 rewards for every friend or family referral
Cycle to Work scheme and other salary sacrifice benefits
Retail, supermarket, holiday, entertainment & cinema discounts.
Additional Information:
As a leading care provider, we strive to provide the best level of care we can and are committed to providing innovative initiatives that improve residents wellbeing.
Careful research and close liaison with the nationally renowned Dementia Services Development Centre has ensured we have four unique communities that embrace best practice in dementia care. We are very proud to have received their first ever Gold Standard accreditation for dementia design.
Each community offers something a little different. From early-stage dementia care through to 24-hour nursing care for people with dementia and further health and social needs. The Lodge covers every stage of the dementia journey.
The HICA Group are a ‘Not for Profit’ organisation providing a range of care services to older people and people with learning difficulties both within residential and nursing homes and within the community.
Please note that successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.