Care Assistant - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Country Court
Description
Days Care Assistant - required for our brand-new luxury care home 'Selwood House' in Charlton Down, Dorchester, Dorset, Part of the Country Court Family.
Hours: 33 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 08:00-20:00)**Selwood House Care Home located in Charlton Down near Dorchester accommodates up to 84 residents, and is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to cater for various care needs. Specialising in residential care, dementia care, and short-term respite care, Selwood House will provide a warm welcome as soon as you set foot through the door.
JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY
We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 2,800+ employees and over 40 care homes.
ABOUT THE CARE ASSISTANT ROLE
Within the Care Assistant role, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives
Your responsibilities will include:
- Helping our residents with personal support and care
- Aiding their emotional wellbeing and social needs
- Supporting residents at meals time
- Interacting with our residents on a personal level
- Maintaining and developing the residents care plan to ensure their needs are met
ABOUT YOU
Our fantastic staff are at the heart of our homes & provide vital day-to-day support to our residents, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people's lives.
- Be no stranger to working long shifts
- Have good written & verbal communication skills
- Able to engage well with the residents and their families
- Have an understanding of people with Dementia.
- Experience as a Care Assistant is preferred but not essential
- Have an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social care or be willing to work towards this.
IN RETURN
You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:
- 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
- Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
- Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications
- Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme
- Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
- Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff
- Subject to Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE:
All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.
You may have experience as
Care Assistant, dementia, Alzheimer's, older people, senior care assistant, Support staff, Social Care Worker jobs, Community Care Worker, Residential Care Worker, NHS Support Worker.
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