Care Assistant in Nursing Home

Care Assistant

22- 44 hour per week

Care Home in Portsmouth

Pay rate between £10.42- £10.42 per hour

Long shifts, 12-hour shifts, 8am-8pm/ 8pm-8am

Full Job Description

The opportunity

At our beautiful 60- bed residential, nursing & dementia care home in Drayton, PO6 area looking for Care Assistants locally basedto join our fabulous team!

Who you are /person specification:

With your kind and compassionate nature, you'll love to spend time talking to residents, learning a life history, hobbies past and present, and what their favourite knock-knock joke is.

You'll take great pride in helping a resident to achieve the smallest of conquests. You smile through everything and you'll bring happiness to your work every single day.

A warm and friendly disposition

Good communication skills

Reliability, flexibility and motivation to work effectively with colleagues

Be able to follow instructions and direction

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Experience in a similar role is mandatory

The day to day job role:

Fully supported by your team, you’ll work closely with our residents, their families, friends & carers to provide strong & safe, physical & emotional care.

You will be passionate to empower & support residents to achieve even the smallest of conquests through encouraging choice, independence & dignity.

With unparalleled kindness, you’ll assist the everyday needs of our residents, from personal care & companionship to joining in with activities & events.

You’ll be highly organised with excellent attention to detail & a willingness to learn.

You’ll be talented in building strong & fulfilling relationships with your team our residents, families, friends & within the local community.

As part of the role, you may be requested to work some weekends.

The benefits of working with us.

· Highly competitive pay

· Pay increase following a successful probation

· A full induction plan with ongoing training.

· Professional career development program that’s unique to you.

· Access to of high-street, leisure & retail discounts & savings through our employee portal

· Care Friends, an industry-leading employee referral

· Annual STAR awards – nominated & recognised by the whole our family.

· 28 days Annual leave including BH

· Paid for DBS check & uniforms

· Pension Scheme

· Enhanced Bank Holiday Pay

· Free Parking

· Paid Training Hours

If you are interested in the role don’t miss this brilliant career opportunity, apply now.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.42-£10.92 per hour

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Portsmouth, Hampshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you need a sponsorship visa to work in the UK?

Experience:

• care assistant: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

• Day shift (preferred)
• Night shift (preferred)