Job title:Care Assistant Do you want to work with an organisation that makes a difference to peoples lives? Join us and be a part of the Ben family delivering person centred care services to residents which meets their individual personal, social and emotional needs and which promotes and encourages individual residents independence, dignity and choice within their home or a residential or day care environment. Our Benefits for Care Assistant: Working for us means youll benefit from: 31 days holiday Prorate (including bank holidays enhancements) increasing with length of service Life assurance Free Parking Discounts available with certain car manufacturers Access to Perkbox Employee Assistance Programme Wellbeing support Rewards and incentives Long service recognition Overtime shift options Event days Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave Key role responsibilities/duties for a Care Assistant: To deliver person centred care to meet residents personal, nutritional, social and emotional care needs ensuring their involvement in all aspects of their well-being. To provide an appropriate level of assistance to residents in respect to their personal care needs including dressing, undressing, bathing and toileting, whilst maintaining maximum independence for residents. To provide an appropriate level of assistance to residents to meet all aspects of their nutritional needs including, feeding, promoting choice, preferences and independence. To participate in social interaction with residents at all times. To administer prescribed medicines or homely remedies to residents or assist residents to take their medication/homely remedies, in compliance with current legislative requirements when assessed as competent to do so. To complete and update Residents care plans, medical records and other records as directed by the House Leader or Day Care Lead or Home Care & Resident Liaison Leader (dependant on location). To participate in the implementation of quality assurance programmes within the services within which the post holder operates as required. To encourage and support residents to participate in activities and engagement opportunities that are person centred and specific to residents level of physical, emotional and cognitive abilities. To support new residents, their families and visitors to settle in at the Centre/Village and encouraging them to feel at home. To accompany residents on off-site activities, where required. To undertake key worker role with allocated residents. Hours of work for a Care Assistant: 18 hours per week 4,3,4 rolling week Location of Care Assistant: Birch Hill care Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JZ Salary for a Care Assistant: £12.15 per hour Please click the Apply button below to submit a copy of your CV for the Care Assistant role. ADZN1_UKTJ