Care & Support Assistant
Location : Castle Dene Residential Home - BH8 0DB
Pay rate : £11.75 - £12.00 per hour.
Hours : Full time (Includes alternate weekend working)
Please note: We are not offering Sponsorship for this position
We have an exciting opportunity for a Care & Support Assistant to join the TEAM at Castle Dene, our specialist, frail elderly and dementia residential care home located in Bournemouth.
As a not-for-profit charity within Social Care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people, our benefits include:
- Blue Light Shopping Discount Card
- Reward and Recognition Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Industry Based Qualifications
What you will be doing:
- Delivering excellent person centred care.
- Supporting & encouraging our residents to remain as independent as possible.
- Checking on residents on a regular basis - moving & positioning if required
- Providing elements of personal care including washing & undressing where needed.
- Building relationships and providing companionship - getting to know our residents!
- Working in a team to create a co-operative, friendly and welcoming atmosphere in the home.
Who we are looking for:
We want you to have a genuine desire to make a positive impact on the lives of our residents. You'll need to be naturally compassionate and understanding of others.
Previous care experience is not essential. A full induction and training programme will be provided to support you.
⭐You need to be over 18 years old or over to apply for this position.
If this sounds like you then we would love for you to join the team!