Care Assistant - full time & bank shifts available
Do you have care experience?
Are you looking for growth opportunities?
Looking to work for a friendly and dynamic team? If yes, apply now!
Cumbria Emmaus House Care Home is looking for a friendly and approachable person to join our dedicated and supportive team, caring for our vulnerable Christian residents. This role is ideal if you are looking to progress within the care sector, as we will support you in achieving your Health & Social Care qualifications
See our beautiful home here.
Our vision is to empower our residents to live fulfilled lives and flourish in later years.
Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w
Responsibilities:
* Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
* Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident 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.
* Assist in the care at end of life.
For more details please take a look at the Care Assistant Job Description
About you:
* You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
* You will preferably have a RQF accreditation in Health & Social care at level 2 or above
* 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; and
* You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.
For more details please take a look at the Person Specification.
Hours:
The hours are 36 per week including alternate weekends
Shift pattern: 0700-1900
Bank shifts available (to ensure cover for absence, sickness, holidays and relief).
Benefits:
* Bank Holiday rate: £14.92 p/h
* 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holiday,
* Training & development
* Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
* Paid DBS checks
* Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
* Ongoing support from management
* Flexible working: various working hours
* Team events
* Pension scheme
* Care Friends referral
* Medicash
* Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
* Long-standing service rewards
* Birthday rewards
- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... - Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
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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