Job summary
Join us at Corserv Care and work as a Care Assistant/Senior Care Assistant at Trefula House. Based in a lovely setting of a converted and extended farm house, with landscaped gardens, you will be a part of our team striving towards fulfilling the lives of our residents.
The role itself is very rewarding and enables you to be a part of someones life journey whilst supporting them to achieve their goals and positive outcomes. You will be working in a supportive environment where you will be enabled on a career journey, with learning and development opportunities and full training is given. Flexible working hours are available to benefit a work life balance.
If you can demonstrate empathy and compassion whilst going about your daily role within the home of our residents, whist retaining their dignity and respecting their individuality we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Assist Residents in all aspects of their care needs (e.g. physical, emotional and spiritual).
- Provide attention when needed ensuring residents retain their comfort and dignity.
- Pay particular attention to assisting residents who have limited mobility, or physical difficulties, making the best of aids available.
- Closely monitor residents who may be confused, emotionally distressed or display challenging behaviour and where there is potential for verbal and physical abuse.
- Assist in the care of residents who are dying or have a progressive illness and to support their families.
- Observe care planning needs for residents and complete written reports as instructed and in line with the Companys policies and procedures.
- Participate in the maintenance of essential record keeping, through written recording on individual resident records.
- Assist in social activities by interacting with residents and helping them to continue with hobbies and activities in the Home.
- Assist residents who need help during mealtimes
- Assist with serving food / drinks as required / requested.
- Make and change beds, ensuring that rooms are clean and tidy.
- Ensure the highest possible levels of care are maintained by supporting and assisting Residents, when required, with washing, toileting, dressing/undressing, and all other aspects of daily living whilst promoting independence where possible.
About us
Salary:
Care Assistant£12.00 per hour,
Senior Care Assistant£13.00 per hour
Working Hours:Day shifts or Night shifts available on a rolling 2 week rota, which includesevery other weekend.
Various shift patterns available:8:00am to 8.15pm, 8:00am to 2:15pm, 2:00pm to 8:15pm, 8:00pm to 8:15am.
Contract Type:Permanent
Base:Trefula House, St Day, Redruth, TR16 5ET
Working with us you will have an employee benefits package that includes:
- Generous pension scheme with employer contribution
- Annual Leave:31 days (including Bank Holidays). This is pro-rata for part time working patterns.
- Access to Employee Discount Scheme, Blue Light card and Vectis card:All provide various discount on groceries, household bills, holidays and much more
- Access to dedicated Wellbeing support.
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Investment and support in your continuous training and development
- Opportunity to become a Safeguarding Advocate, Health & Wellbeing Champion and Mental Health First Aider
- Parking on-site
- Current right to work in the UK; Corserv Care isnota licensed sponsor - we are unable to offer Certificates of Sponsorship.
Due to the location of Trefula House please check the Post Code before applying.
Trefula House St Day Road Redruth TR16 5ET
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist Residents in all aspects of their care needs (e.g. physical, emotional and spiritual).
- Provide attention when needed ensuring residents retain their comfort and dignity.
- Pay particular attention to assisting residents who have limited mobility, or physical difficulties, making the best of aids available.
- Ensuring full privacy and dignity is maintained at all times, in line with the Companys policies and procedures.
- Closely monitor residents who may be confused, emotionally distressed or display challenging behaviour and where there is potential for verbal and physical abuse.
- Assist in the care of residents who are dying or have a progressive illness and to support their families.
- Observe care planning needs for residents and complete written reports as instructed and in line with the Companys policies and procedures.
- Report any concerns to Nurse in Charge.
- Participate in the maintenance of essential record keeping, through written recording on individual resident records.
- Assist in social activities by interacting with residents and helping them to continue with hobbies and activities in the Home.
- Assist residents who need help during mealtimes
- Assist with serving food / drinks as required / requested.
- Make and change beds, ensuring that rooms are clean and tidy.
- Ensure the highest possible levels of care are maintained by supporting and assisting Residents, when required, with washing, toileting, dressing/undressing, and all other aspects of daily living whilst promoting independence where possible.
- Support the residents in a way that maintains dignity and privacy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist Residents in all aspects of their care needs (e.g. physical, emotional and spiritual).
- Provide attention when needed ensuring residents retain their comfort and dignity.
- Pay particular attention to assisting residents who have limited mobility, or physical difficulties, making the best of aids available.
- Ensuring full privacy and dignity is maintained at all times, in line with the Companys policies and procedures.
- Closely monitor residents who may be confused, emotionally distressed or display challenging behaviour and where there is potential for verbal and physical abuse.
- Assist in the care of residents who are dying or have a progressive illness and to support their families.
- Observe care planning needs for residents and complete written reports as instructed and in line with the Companys policies and procedures.
- Report any concerns to Nurse in Charge.
- Participate in the maintenance of essential record keeping, through written recording on individual resident records.
- Assist in social activities by interacting with residents and helping them to continue with hobbies and activities in the Home.
- Assist residents who need help during mealtimes
- Assist with serving food / drinks as required / requested.
- Make and change beds, ensuring that rooms are clean and tidy.
- Ensure the highest possible levels of care are maintained by supporting and assisting Residents, when required, with washing, toileting, dressing/undressing, and all other aspects of daily living whilst promoting independence where possible.
- Support the residents in a way that maintains dignity and privacy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- About you
- To be great fit for this role, we are looking for you to:
- Be friendly and approachable.
- Value diversity and treat others with respect and in accordance with the equal opportunities policy
- Listen to and appreciate others opinions and points of view.
- Work flexibly and willingly contributes to the teams work.
- Be supportive of team members.
- Be punctual and reliable.
- Be organised and efficient.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- About you
- To be great fit for this role, we are looking for you to:
- Be friendly and approachable.
- Value diversity and treat others with respect and in accordance with the equal opportunities policy
- Listen to and appreciate others opinions and points of view.
- Work flexibly and willingly contributes to the teams work.
- Be supportive of team members.
- Be punctual and reliable.
- Be organised and efficient.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
