Bank Care Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A not-for-profit care provider in Chester is seeking Bank Care Assistants to deliver high-quality care to residents in a supportive team environment. The role offers £12.60 per hour with responsibilities including personalized care and participation in leisure activities. Ideal candidates are kind, enthusiastic, and have good communication skills. Training and development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Confidential 24/7 employee advice service

Financial wellbeing support

Contributory pension plan

Additional compensation for overtime

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential; training and support will be provided.
• Genuine interest in older people, treating everyone with respect and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality personal care to residents.
• Support leisure and social activities for residents.
• Collaborate as a team to enrich the lives of residents.

Skills

Teamwork

Good communication

Caring and enthusiastic attitude

Job description

Overview

Department: Health and Social Care (Qualified and Non-Qualified)

Operation: Sanctuary Care

Closing Date:

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Requisition: 224134

Proud to be not-for-profit, Sanctuary Care provides high quality care homes where people are looked after with dignity and respect. Our mission is to go beyond the standard expectations of care by enriching the lives of residents, their loved ones, and our dedicated staff.

Bank Care Assistant

£12.60 per hour

Hours as and when required

Why work for us?

We enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. We support each other, enjoy our work, and strive to be a strong team.

94% of our employees would recommend Sanctuary Care as a great place to work (staff survey).

There are training and promotion opportunities available and daily job satisfaction at Upton Dene, regardless of role. Sanctuary Care operates over 100 care homes, and you can feel the difference a team makes from the moment you join.

The team at Upton Dene is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

At the heart of our organisation are our incredible people and we're dedicated to making Sanctuary Care an amazing place to work. We provide a package that includes support for:

Your Mind and Body

• Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

• Additional compensation for overtime
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities including a Team Leader Development programme
• Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards
• CQC Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Care Assistant? Here’s more about the role:

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• We give the highest quality of personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans
• Leisure and social activities are a really important part of the day – let’s get stuck in
• It’s very simple – if we can be the best Care Assistant we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then we’re all doing a great job.

What skills do I need?

• Team work! A happy team makes for happy residents and a happy home
• Experience is not essential; training and support will be provided. What matters is that you are caring, enthusiastic and energetic
• Good communication and a flexible approach
• Kindness and a genuine interest in older people, treating everyone with respect and dignity

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference: 224134

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don’t forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications, so we reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for. Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

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