Care Assistant

The Burlington ,
Shepperton, Surrey
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £9.50 per hour

Overview

Do you love helping others? Do you want to make a real difference to peoples' lives? A career with The Burlington can fulfil that. When you become part of our amazing team, we will offer you: Competitive pay rates Higher Carer to Resident ratios than most other care homes Preplanned Rotas up to 3 months in advance Free staff lunches, including Hot Meals Free on-site parking A happy, fun and productive working environment 5.6 weeks annual holiday per annum (pro rata) (including public holidays) Regular coaching and training to support you to develop in your role Career progression opportunities Team Recognition Awards Workplace Pension Scheme Employee assistance programme, offering a wide range of confidential health and well-being services to team members including telephone counselling, face to face counselling, legal advice and financial advice. These services can be accessed free of charge 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Job Role: As a Care Assistant, you will work in a team to provide high quality care to residents paying attention to their specific and individual needs. You will support during meal times, get involved in all activities provided by the home to promote our relationship centred care and have great attention to detail on health and safety measures thereby creating a safe and happy environment in the home. No experience is necessary as you will be fully trained. Although we can teach you most things, we cannot teach you compassion, so this is an essential requirement for this role. Our Care Assistants are dedicated, have a genuine interest in those they care for and above all are naturally kind and warm-hearted. Key Responsibilities of this role: Provide individualised care to residents in all aspects of their daily living Supporting residents with personal care Social activities Companionship Develop positive professional relationships with residents, visitors and colleagues.