Care Assistant

Herts Good Care ,
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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Salary: From £8.52 to £9.40 per hour

Overview

Herts Good Care is a non-profit company, supporting adult care providers across Hertfordshire to fill their permanent positions. We are currently working with Elmhurst to find a Care Assistant to join their team. Job Shift: Days, Evenings and Weekends Location: Bishops Stortford Type of Provider: Care Home (Residential) Assisting older adults living with Dementia Salary: £8.52 per hour rising to £9.45 when fully qualified Per Hour Hours of Work: Various Hours Available Driving Required: No Contract Type: Full Time Contract Part Time Contract About the company Our home in Bishop’s Stortford is a 61 bedded, purpose built care home offering residential and specialist dementia care. Why should I apply for the role of Care Assistant with this company? Starting salary £8.52 per hour rising to £9.45 when fully qualified Weekend and Bank Holiday salary enhancements Excellent in-house training and development programmes 28 days holiday rising to 32 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays) Sick pay and pension scheme (employers contribution up to 5%) Childcare vouchers Benefits programme which offers discounts on cinema tickets, holiday packages and retail discounts Employee assistance helpline providing confidential telephone counselling to help you balance your work, family and personal life What does the role of Care Assistant involve? To contribute to the creation of a pleasant environment by undertaking a variety of care and housekeeping duties whilst promoting the dignity, privacy and encouragement of independence of residents To provide quality care by attending to residents’ physical and personal needs including washing, dressing, bathing, toileting, feeding and any other personal needs To encourage contacts with friends and family, activities in the community and personal shopping To help with basic housekeeping duties such as making beds, care of linen/laundry and clothing and tidying residents’ rooms in order to maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout the Home. To participate in staff meetings, training and development and staff supervision To contribute to the preparation and review of individual resident’s care plans To assist with the distribution of medication in accordance with the standard procedures and under the general supervision of the Care Team Manager Shifts are usually day based or night based (unless cover is necessary) What makes the perfect Care Assistant? Trustworthy Passion to care for older people Ability to use own initiative Ability to work as a team member and prioritise tasks Good communication skills Ability to relate positively to residents, families, team members Good listening skills and ability to give accurate verbal reports to team members A respectful and positive attitude Very flexible approach to working hours and ability to work weekends and unsocial hours Good level of literacy and numeracy A willingness to study for NVQ in care and follow a mandatory training programme Committed to own professional development Neat and tidy Over 18 years of age If you are interested in this position please apply today and we will call you within the next couple of days. If this is not the right job for you, we have over 200 positions which you can search and apply by visiting www.hertsgoodcare.com. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89767825

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