Job Description

We are looking to recruit day or night Care Assistants to work in a residential care home in Royston supporting older people. To qualify, you will have a minimum of 6 moths experience in a residential or nursing care environment.

Job description

• Personal Care: Assisting with bathing, grooming, oral hygiene, and continence care, while ensuring the individual's dignity and privacy. 1
• Nutrition and Hydration: Planning and preparing meals tailored to dietary requirements, and assisting clients who have trouble feeding themselves.
• Mobility Support: Helping individuals get in and out of bed, move around their home, or use mobility aids like hoists.
• Housekeeping: Performing light domestic tasks such as vacuuming, laundry, washing dishes, and running errands.
• Companionship: Engaging in conversation, organizing recreational activities, and accompanying clients to medical appointments or social outings.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Observing changes in physical or mental health and immediately reporting concerns to senior staff or medical professionals.

Key skills & attributes

• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Compassionate and patient approach
• Good work ethic
• De-escalation skills
• Reliable and hardworking
• Be a good team player

If you have what it takes to make a difference in peoples lives, we would like to hear from you.

All applications are subject to enhance DBS check