Care Assistant

Meadows Court Care Home is a 22 bedded home based in the heart of the village of Hogsthorpe near Chapel St Leonards. A independent care home providing residential care for frail elderly people. We are looking for dedicated and conscientious care assistants to join our friendly team. We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals who enjoy interacting with older people and assisting them with their daily living activities. Candidates must be warm and friendly, with a strong work ethic, be able to work flexibly, have a positive attitude and a genuine passion for providing our residents with high quality care and support. The successful candidates will be self-motivated, well-organised and able to work both independently and as part of a team. Proven experience in working with older people, in either a paid or voluntary capacity, is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided. Meadows Court offer flexibility, competitive rates of pay, and on-going training
with full support. In return we are looking for individuals who are passionate, caring, reliable, punctual and empathetic. Job description: Meadows Court are seeking full-time care workers. We are looking for passionate, caring, reliable, punctual and empathetic individuals to assist and support service users living at Meadows Court. We offer on-going training and support all our care workers. In addition we offer flexibility and good rates of pay with holiday pay. To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our
resident's individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial. Responsibilities of our Care Assistant Include, Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day ahead, Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration, Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment, Participate in providing our residents with activities, Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation, Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents, Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries, We are looking for individuals who are passionate, caring, reliable, punctual and empathetic.