Job Title - Care Assistant
Location- Amber Wood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0QL
Salary- £11.84ph
Contract type- Permanent
Working hours- 24.5 / 35 hrs per week
About us
GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people's residential care, specialist dementia care, mental health nursing, and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years' experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year.
About the Service
Amber Wood is a state-of-the-art dementia-specialist residential care home based in Burton-on-Trent. As one of GreenSquareAccord's Dementia Centres of Excellence, it offers specialist care and support in first-class facilities for people living with dementia and complex needs. The home has been built and designed with sterling standards specifically to meet the needs of people living with dementia. Amber Wood can provide care for up to 45 individuals across 3 different households, each with a communal kitchen where customers can get involved with daily living tasks as they would at home, as well as communal living areas including a cinema room, dining room, and lounge area. Each household has its own private courtyard as well as a large communal garden, and each bedroom has an accessible en-suite for personal use. Our community hub area offers a shop, coffee bar, hairdressers, and events room that is accessible by customers and families.
In your new role, you will:
* Build relationships with residents that are open and two-way.
* Support residents in undertaking their daily routines.
* Establish methods of communication with residents, reducing barriers when necessary.
* Accurately report and/or record work activities.
* Support with activities of daily living and personal care.
* Assist residents with mealtimes where necessary.
You will ideally have:
* Experience working within a care environment (advantageous but not essential as full induction training will be given).
* A warm-hearted, friendly manner, patience, kindness, and good communication skills.
* An open and honest character, respectful and celebratory of diversity.
* The ability to be a natural caregiver and communicate openly and honestly with colleagues, residents, and their visitors.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays), a defined contribution pension scheme, trust-based flexible working, and a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
GreenSquareAccord also offers a non-contractual performance-related bonus scheme. Further details will be made available upon joining, along with supporting documentation which can be found on the GreenSquareAccord intranet site.
How to apply
Please click Apply.
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord is a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment, or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the essential eligibility criteria for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a fully enhanced DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following the offer.
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