Care Assistant

<h3><u><strong>Care Assistant NIGHTS</strong></u></h3> <p>About you</p> <p>You’re a compassionate, can-do person with experience supporting older people. You’re good at using your initiative and working well under pressure. To you, it’s more than just a job. It’s a role where you happily go the extra mile to make a difference to the lives of older, frail people. In return, you get excellent support, quality training and fast-track career opportunities from one of the UK’s leading care home providers.&nbsp;</p> <h3><br /> Your role</h3> <p>Residents are at the heart of everything we do. As part of a close-knit, friendly team, you’ll assist them with their physical and emotional needs. More than just a carer, you’ll be a true friend who champions their dignity and respects their independence. From day one, we’ll help you progress and take on more responsibility. For example, you’ll be involved in developing individual care plans and supporting new colleagues. To succeed, you’ll need to be able to think on your feet, prioritise your own workload and keep accurate records. We’ll give you ongoing support and quality training to build your career.</p> <p>As a Care Assistant at Care UK, you can look forward to:</p> <h3><br /> About Care UK</h3> <p>We run over 120 homes and day clubs across the UK. We provide residential, nursing, dementia and end-of-life care for older people. As one of the UK’s leading care home providers, our goal is to help every employee fulfil his or her potential – with first-class training and support.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Competitive pay – we pay more than the average</li> <li>Option to apply for Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship</li> <li>Fast-track career options, e.g. into nursing or management roles</li> <li>Quality training to develop your skills</li> <li>Flexible hours, including a choice of day, night or weekend shifts</li> <li>Bank holiday enhancements</li> <li>Stakeholder pension</li> <li>Childcare vouchers</li> <li>Free uniform</li> <li>Thousands of online and in-store discounts</li> <li>Where you'll work</li> <li> <p><strong>We offer a friendly welcome and the very best level of care from our dedicated team.</strong></p> <p>Tall Trees is a modern, purpose-designed&nbsp;care home&nbsp;set in a quiet residential area close to the town centre of Colchester in Essex. We provide personalised nursing and&nbsp;respite care&nbsp;for older people, including individuals with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, physical disabilities or learning disabilities. We also offer supportive and compassionate end of life care.</p> <p>We have a warm, welcoming and homely atmosphere here at Tall Trees – everyone feels part of a close-knit community. Our experienced and dedicated team works hard to make sure that every resident is happy, relaxed and comfortable, and we always greet visitors with a big smile and a friendly chat.</p> <p>Each member of our team shares the same goal of providing high quality, individualised care with a personal touch. We listen to residents tell us how they want to be cared for and treat each person with dignity and respect. We spend lots of time getting to know new residents and finding out about their experiences, interests and memories. We work with residents and their families to create tailored care plans which help each person to continue enjoying a fulfilling life that is as active and independent as possible.</p> </li> </ul> <p><em>Care UK is committed to ensuring that it employs people with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and will assess every applicant fairly regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us, it will depend on the nature of the role and background of any offence.</em></p>