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Position:Healthcare Assistant
PLEASE NOTE ** We do not offer sponsorship for this role**
Location: Lancaster/Kendal
Shifts:Days/Nights
Patterns: 7-7, 8-8 or 6 hour shifts
Salary:£13.00ph-£15.20ph
Contract:Part Time/Temporary
Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant? Are you looking for a new opportunity?
If yes, Hero Recruitment are recruiting for a dedicated Care Assistantsto join ourfantastic team.
About The Role
In your role as aCare Assistant at Hero Recruitment, youll value kindness above all. It touches upon every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who works here understands that our residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell.
When joining our team of dedicated Care Assistants you will be supporting the day to day lives of our residents from their personal care through to their safety and assisting with daily activities. It is important that you really get to know each resident and their likes and dislikes so you can provide the highest standard of person centred care and bring a smile to their face.
Within your role as a Care Assistant, you can really make a difference to our residents lives. Your responsibilities will include:
- Helping our residents with personal support and care.
- Aiding their emotional well-being and social needs
- Supporting residents at meals time
- Interacting with our residents on a personal level
- Maintaining care plans.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must live and have the right to work in the UK (Unable to offer visa sponsorship)
- Must have at least 8+ months recent experience in a similar care role within a residential care home for the elderly.
- Great communication skills, both written & verbal.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels & enjoy working in a team.
- Knowledge of needs and rights of older people and an understanding of good care principles
- You must be able willing to do day and night shifts on a rota basis (you will not be asked to do both shift patterns in one week)
- To have a friendly, caring, empathetic and happy personality
- Shift Pattern: AM (08:00am - 20:00pm), PM (20:00pm - 08:00am)
- Able to work alternate weekends
- Comfortable and confident working as part of a team or lone working.
Schedule:
- Day shifts
- Night shifts
- Monday to Friday
- 10 hour shifts
- 12 hour shifts
- 6 hour shifts
Benefits:
- Free uniform provided
- Free on-site parking
- Discounted online training
Next steps
Ready to embark on a truly fulfilling career or to re-discover your passion? Apply today and become an essential part of our team, creating happier futures together for you and those in our care.
