Care Assistant - Fareham, United Kingdom - English Oak Care Homes
Description
Care Assistants required for a Dementia care home in Fareham, Hampshire, PO16
About Hunters Lodge
Located in Fareham close to the town centre, Hunters Lodge offers a truly distinctive, comforting environment and the perfect balance between safety and privacy, so guests can live a full a life as possible.
Perks include:
Highly competitive wages, Great potential for progressing your career, Monthly staff lottery, Medical cover, Mental Health cover.
Do you have experience working with individuals living with Dementia? Do you want to make a difference to others? Is other people's happiness important to you? If so, then we have an ideal role for you.
As a care assistant you will be responsible for ensuring the wellbeing and safety of our residents, accurate and complete documentation, monitoring and observing for any health changes and reporting to the senior carers.
If you are looking to progress your career in the care industry, then look no further. We will support you to grow in your role including supporting you through NVQs and any other relevant qualifications you wish to pursue
About The Role
As a
care assistant you will be responsible for ensuring the wellbeing and safety of our residents, accurate and complete documentation, monitoring and observing for any health changes and reporting to the senior carers.
If you are looking to progress your career in the care industry, then look no further. We will support you to grow in your role including supporting you through NVQs and any other relevant qualifications you wish to pursue
Job Types:
Full-time, Contract, Permanent
Hours/Shifts: 36 hours per week to be worked over 3-4 days. This position requires you to work alternate weekends.
Salary:
From £11.44 per hour on weekdays & £11.59 per hour on weekends
Required Criteria
Desired Criteria
- Currently hold the Care Certificate
- NVQ 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
Skills Needed
Listening to patients, Providing Care, Ability to Support Difficult Patients, Administering Medicine, Empathy, Administering First Aid, Paperwork and Record Keeping
About The Company
It Is fabulous to be part of a group, or family, but sometimes it is nice to be recognised as an individual that has very specific needs or interests and we at English Oak Care Homes pride ourselves on recognising these points very early on so that we can deliver the very best individual care which may be quite uncommon and unique but important nevertheless.
In other words, high standards of decor but still retaining that homeliness feel, somewhere our guests would want their friends to visit, a home they felt proud of, just like we all feel proud of where we live and how it reflects us.
We wanted somewhere that the staff and residents all enjoyed each other's company, where everyone was on first name terms with everyone else.
Company Culture
We wanted somewhere, that if you listened you could hear animated conversations, laughter, banter, fun. But if you wanted somewhere quiet to reflect or read a book, there was space for that too. We wanted lively communal areas but private individualised bedrooms. Somewhere that was always lively, and somewhere that was always peaceful; A safe environment where life is good. We think we have made it, but we are not complacent. We know how to keep our homes special and this requires continuous investment and improvement.
Our Staff are fully trained in all areas of care that is an essential part in keeping our quality high and current.
There are many facets to the training which include Dementia & Alzheimer's's First Aid, Drug Administration, Health & Safety Fire Evacuation, Food Hygiene, Adult Safeguarding, hazardous Chemicals,Infection Control, Risk Assesment, Care Planning and Pressure Care.
New employees will be professionally trained to obtain the new 'Health Care Certificate' which is in line with the governments new future guidelinesCompany Benefits
We have a wonderful range of benefits for our staff members including a monthly staff lottery
Health insurance, Paid sick days, Retirement plan and/or pension, Flexible schedule, Employee development programs, Pet friendly offices, Free parking, Cycle to work, Competitive salary, Free meals during shifts, Blue Light Card, Employee Recognition Scheme
Salary
£11.44 per hour
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