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Part time Care Assistant Jobs in Shepshed, England, United Kingdom at PrimeLife Ltd
Title: Part time Care Assistant
Company: PrimeLife Ltd
Location: Shepshed, England, United Kingdom
Make a difference every day and give back to your community!Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Care Assistant, on a full or part time basis. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.This role will be based at Charnwood Oaks in the heart of Shepshed in Leicestershire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 84 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.
Benefits of becoming our Care Assistant:This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;
part time shift commencing 19.25 hours per week starting 2pm to 8pm.
Hourly rates of pay ranging from £11.67 to £12.00 per hour dependent upon qualification level
Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
Fully funded DBS
Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!
Acess to Bluelight card ! – offers and discounts across UK
Responsibilities of our Care Assistant include:
Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day ahead
Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents
Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries
What we’re looking for in our Care Assistant:
To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.
If you feel have the skills and experience to become our
Care Assistant
please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!
