Bank Care Assistant

Croydon - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are looking for a kind reliable and compassionate BankCare Assistant to join our team at Whitgift House.

About the role

As a Bank Care Assistant you will assist in the delivery of person-centred care and support for residents with their daily living needs promoting dignity comfort and independence.

Key Areas of Responsibility

To provide service users with support and assistance as they accomplish activities of daily living such as personal hygiene dressing and mobility.
To ensure that service users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing.
To ensure care plans and other information about how to support service users are followed.
To be responsible for informing the Team Leader (Nursing) of any changes in the needs of service users.
To support service users with Chronic or Acute conditions.

About You

Previous experience working within a care home is advantageous but not essential; training will be provided for the right candidate.
Willingness to complete the care certificate within 12 weeks period.
Good communication skills in English both verbal and written.
Strong interpersonal skills with a caring and empathetic nature.
Ability to follow care plans accurately and sensitively.
Flexibility to work shifts as and when required.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than advertised if sufficient applications are received thereforewe encourage early applications.

The Company

Our three Homes: The Whitgift Almshouses Whitgift House and Wilhelmina House are happy thriving and secure communities where staff are on hand 24 hours a day to provide the highest standards of care. Within Whitgift Care we like to call ourselves a family where our core values of respect dignity and privacy are our priority.

We are proud to be part of theJohn Whitgift Foundation a local charity in Croydon whose mission is to provide education for the young and care for the elderly since its establishment by our Founder Archbishop John Whitgift in 1596.

John Whitgift Foundation is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of young and elderly people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to comply with all safeguarding procedures including an Enhanced DBS check.

Staff Training

All our staff take part in a structured training programme which is tailored to each individual and is geared to help them to offer the high standards of care that are expected in a Whitgift Care home.

Our internal training is run by our dedicated Training Coordinator who ensures that our staff are trained in mandatory subjects. These include:

Food hygiene

Medicine administration

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We are looking for a kind reliable and compassionate BankCare Assistant to join our team at Whitgift House.About the roleAs a Bank Care Assistant you will assist in the delivery of person-centred care and support for residents with their daily living needs promoting dignity comfort and independence....