Night Care Assistant

Night Care Assistant

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We are looking for a compassionate and adaptable Night Care Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated Care Team at Bridgemead Home, our residential care home for older people in Bath

Our enthusiastic team provides high-quality care and support 24 hours a day, helping residents live with dignity, comfort and independence. As a Night Care Assistant, you'll play a vital role in promoting the health and wellbeing of our residents through person-centred care and meaningful relationships.

Bridgemead Home is a 32-bed residential care home by the river in central Bath. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents is of primary importance to us. The home cares for those who live with dementia and respite care in Bath. View our lovely home here.

The Care Assistant's role is vital in residential care of the older people, promoting their health and well-being on a personal level. Find out more about how we care for our residents: https://youtu.be/Po6md7pq7nI.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a 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.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• 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.
• 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 theJob Description

About you:

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an 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.
• Experience in providing care and an understanding of dementia is essential.

Please see the person spec here

Hours:

36 hours per week

Shifts: 12 hours per day working from 8pm to 8am (Including weekends).

Benefits:

£14.35 Weekend rate

Training & development: Care Certificate

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

Employee assistance programme

Work clothing provided

Team events

Perkbox rewards

Pension scheme

Recommend a Friend Scheme

Medicash

#### - 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.