Job summary
This role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring they get the care they deserve and helping them enjoy each day. It's a varied and rewarding role that requires compassion, dedication, and strong communication skills.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant, you'll assist with residents' daily living, providing support and companionship, and creating great moments and memories. Your responsibilities could include supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring one-on-one time with each resident. This is an opportunity to use your caring skills in a meaningful environment and develop your career.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, with a commitment to delivering high-quality care and support to their residents. They offer a competitive rewards package and opportunities for training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE As a 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 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 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
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'
And so much more!
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. To join as a Care Assistant, you'll need some experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Empathy and compassion are essential to provide the best care for the residents.