Job Introduction
We have a great opportunity for a part-time Care Assistant to join our welcoming and supportive team.
Fairways is a small friendly run, 27 bed residential care home.
As a Care Assistant you will be supporting our residents first hand with various tasks including personal care, dressing, nutritional and fluid needs. As well as activity assistance and emotional and wellbeing support. You will need the confidence to work independently as well as part of a team.
We are looking for someone who can show commitment, patience and understanding and, above all, a caring nature.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting clients with personal care, nutrition and hydration.
- Complying with Health and Safety requirements in respect of moving and assisting and the use of equipment.
- Maintaining dignity, privacy and respect for our clients.
- The ability to work flexibly across shifts including alternate weekends and bank holidays.
The successful candidate should have:
- Experience of working in care (full training will be provided)
- Good communication skills.
- IT skills with the ability to maintain accurate records.
- NVQ Level 2 in Direct Care or willingness to achieve this.
Part-time – 28 hours per week.
What Tricuro offers:
- Career progression
- Access to high quality CPD and qualifications
- Comprehensive high-quality induction and ongoing training
- Competitive rates of pay
- Health and wellbeing support package for employees and their families
- Contributory pension scheme
- Enhancements paid for night shifts, weekends and bank holidays
- Generous annual leave entitlement amounting to a minimum of 26 days, rising to 29 days (pro-rata for part time) with continuous service.
- Bank holidays are provided as extra to your leave entitlement or paid with generous enhancements for those that are rostered to work.
The Company
Tricuro is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and provides short and long term high quality care and support to adults, their carers and families. We have highly trained and skilled staff and offer flexibility, consistency and reliability of service which is focused on meeting the needs of people in our communities.
If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding job opportunity in a care environment, come and work for us. We can offer a career that adds value to the community and makes a difference to the lives of vulnerable people.
To apply please visit: Tricuro vacancies (current-vacancies.com)
