Night Care Assistants - Part Time

As part of Pilgrims' Friend Society, we foster a supportive environment which respects and celebrates Christian beliefs. We aim to provide holistic care which embraces our values of The Way we Care (TWWC) from our Touching Lives campaign. The purpose of this is to recognise that each individual is unique, and we are there to strive to create a nurturing environment where residents feel cared for. Our care staff provide holistic end of life care which focuses on emotional wellbeing. We aim to enhance the quality of the people who live with us (our family members) lives in different ways, this includes singing and reading the Bible with them.

We currently have opportunities for Care Assistants who are enthusiastic and motivated to join our Care Team who provide care 24/7 for our 32 residents providing residential, dementia and respite care. Find out more about how we care for our residents: https://youtu.be/Po6md7pq7nI

Bridgemead is a 32-bed residential care home by the river in central Bath. The home cares for those who live with dementia and respite care in Bath. View our lovely home here.

Have a watch here of "What it means to work in a Christian Care Home https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w".

Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
• Assist in the care at end of life.

For more details please take a look at the Job Description

About you:

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and
• You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.
• We welcome applications from those who demonstrate the willingness and dedication to learn. As long as you are caring, sensitive and attentive towards the needs of others.

For more details please take a look at the Person Specification.

Hours:

Shifts: Part Time

24 Hours - 2 x 12 hours per week

Benefits:

• NVQ level 2 rate: £13.78 p/h
• Training & development
• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Paid DBS checks
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Ongoing support from management
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Pension scheme
• Care Friends referral
• Medicash
• Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... -

Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.

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