Senior Care Assistant

Job Description

Senior Healthcare AssistantSalary £10.95 per hour with paid breaksThames Ditton, Surrey KT7Days/Nights, Full-TimeAre you: Compassionate and caring Able to give support to families Ready for a job where you can feel proud about what you doIf making people’s lives better is what gets you up in the morning, you should come and join a like-minded team atHome of Compassion. As a Senior Healthcare Assistant here, you can make a real difference to the lives of our residents with reliable, compassionate care.The home is a beautiful home providing the highest level of residential, nursing and dementiacare for our elderly residents, set in the heart of Thames Ditton, with excellent public transport links to the home.You will need to be an experienced Senior Care Assistant with NVQ Level 3 and provide excellant care and support to our residents. What we want above all are genuinely kind, sympathetic people, who will really get a thrill from enhancing the happiness and wellbeing of our residents. Whether it’s going out of the way to make them feel comfortable and respected, or just taking an interest in how their grandchildren are doing, you’ll be the kind of person who loves to brighten up our residents’ days.This is an excellent and exciting opportunity to join our Luxury Nursing Home which sleeps up to 71 residents to work full-time as a Carer, where you will work part of a great team and be making a difference to our residents by providing excellent care standards. If that sounds like you, we think you’ll love working atHome of Compassion.We’re part of the Caring Homes Group, which is one of the UK’s leading providers of residential, nursing and dementia care for the elderly.With Caring Homes Group, you can expect not just an exceptional benefits package (including paid breaks, childcare vouchers and accredited training), but also the satisfaction of doing genuinely rewarding work. Love your job every day.You’ll need to be flexible to work shifts on a rota basis, and work alternate weekends. The home works the following shift patterns:8am – 8pm (long days)8am – 2pm (early shift) /2pm – 8pm (late shift);and/or8pm – 8am (night shifts)What are some of the benefits we can offer youGreat rates of pay– we regularly review regional and competitor pay rates to ensure we’re offering the best incentives to work with usFlexible hours– enabling you to balance work and home life.Voluntary Benefits Package– offering amazing retail discounts at over 8,000 locations nationwide, enabling our staff to make savings of up to £1,500 per yearPersonalised career pathladders including support with your Care Certificate to ensure fulfilling career developmentLearning and Development programmewith full induction training including buddy systemEmployee Assistance Programme– Immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearOnline Health Portal– All colleagues have access to the online health portal which enables you to make the most of full access to an encyclopaedia of health informationRefer a Friend Scheme– earn up to £1000 refer-a-nurse and £500 refer-a-friend for care and support workers.To ApplyApply online or contact Lizzie on to find out further details!“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.