Care Assistant (Days). Ribble Court Care Home

Location

Preston, Lancashire | United Kingdom

Job description

Care Assistant (Days). Ribble Court Care Home

• £11.06 per hour 
• 3 shifts per week 
• 08:00-20:00 shifts

Long gone are the days of tired corridors, wilted wallpaper and stuffy sitting rooms! The Sandstone vision is to provide its residents and staff with the opportunity to live and work in high-quality, modern and dynamic environments, in which our residents and their loved ones can relax, enjoy and call their own home.

This stunning 53-bed home opened just 2 years ago and offers its residents state-of-the-art facilities unrivalled in the area, to include a coffee shop/bistro, hair & nail salon, separate dining and lounge areas and landscaped gardens, whilst at the same time providing exceptional standards of care supported by the very latest care planning and nurse-call technology.

Here at Ribble Court, we provide high-quality specialist/complex nursing care and residential dementia care on separate floors, with a person-centred focus based on the needs and wishes of the residents maintained at all times.

As a Care Assistant at our home, your role may involve:

• undertaking any necessary training
• supporting our residents with personal care and hygiene, eating, and getting involved with daily activities
• providing emotional support and companionship
• supporting our residents to live an enriched and fulfilled life, focussed on their individual hobbies, preferences and abilities
• maintaining high standards within the care home environment
• working flexibly as part of a team to ensure our residents' needs are met

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos 
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

*Overtime is paid for working over full time hours. However, overtime enhancement will not feature on your contract of employment and can be withdrawn at any time as managers decision is final. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’. 

What are we looking for?

• A positive outlook and a warm personality
• Able to demonstrate a genuine interest in working in the health and social care sector- experience is beneficial but certainly not essential!
• Flexibility to work shift patterns according to the needs of our residents

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.

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