Care Assistant - Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom - Colwyn Bay Old Convent Nursing Home

Description

Colwyn Bay Old Convent Nursing Home is looking for an energetic, dependable, and experienced caregiver to join our team.

Care workers and home carers attend to the personal needs and comforts of the elderly and the infirm with care and support needs within residential care establishments.

Entry requirements of this job:

There are no formal academic entry requirements.

In most cases workers will be required to register with the appropriate statutory body which involves satisfying the registration criteria.

This would normally include holding or working towards the appropriate qualification for the job. Entrants must typically be 18 years old and have experience of working in a care environment. Both off
- and on-the-job training is available. A wide range of qualifications including NVQs/SVQs covering various aspects of care are available. Background checks including a CRB check are likely to be required.


Tasks required by this job include:

• assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe;

- serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required;
- generally assists with service users
- overall comfort and well being;
- provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user;
- helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits;
- undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required;
- monitors service users
- conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping;
- liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.


Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Discounted meals
• Opportunities for advancement

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship, Zero hours contract

Part-time hours: 40 per week


Salary:
£10.77-£10.85 per hour


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• LL297YD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Care home: 1 year (preferred)
• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
Care Assistant LL29

Expected start date: 01/08/2023