Bank Care Assistant

Sanctuary Group; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care organization in East Kilbride is seeking a Bank Care Assistant. The role involves providing high-quality personalized care to residents, engaging in activities, and supporting colleagues. No prior experience is required as full training will be provided. The ideal candidate should be caring, enthusiastic, and possess good communication skills. Competitive hourly rate of £12.60 and various employee benefits are included.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Confidential 24/7 employee advice service

Wellbeing resources

Cycle to Work scheme

Additional compensation for overtime

Financial wellbeing support

Contributory pension plan

Life assurance

Parental leave schemes

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Complimentary meals during long shifts

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential, as training will be provided.
• Kind and genuine care for older people is required.
• Ability to communicate well is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized care to residents based on their individual care plans.
• Engage in leisure and social activities with residents.
• Support colleagues while enriching residents' lives.

Skills

Team work

Caring attitude

Communication skills

Enthusiasm

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

At Sanctuary Care, we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with dignity and respect. We aim to care, nurture and enrich the lives of our residents, staff and their families.

Bank Care Assistant

Westwood House Nursing Home, East Milton Grove, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, G75 8SN

£12.60 per hour

Hours as and when required

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Requisition: 223067

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team.

94% of our employees told us in a recent staff survey that they would recommend Sanctuary Care as a great place to work. There are loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it, and every day job satisfaction at Westwood for all regardless of role. Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can feel the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Westwood 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
• CI 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
• If we can be the best Care Assistant 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, as we will support you with all the training and support you’ll need to do the job; what is important is that you are caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share
• Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
• You’ll also be kind and have a genuine care for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

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

Job Reference: 223067

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 reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, 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 know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our 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 in order to prevent illegal working. A PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme) check in respect of protected adults 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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