Health Care Assistants

Job Description

As a Care Assistant at a Richmond Village, not only will you be helping people to truly get the most out of life, but you’ll also be supported to get the most out of your career too. More than just retirement living, Richmond Villages offer an aspirational lifestyle to our residents – providing them with ongoing care and support which helps them live life to the full. We’re currently looking for Care Assistants at all levels to provide residential, nursing and dementia care at Richmond Painswick.

What your typical day involves

• Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing and toileting
• Providing the highest standards of care, you’ll champion the dignity and independence of all our residents
• Supporting at mealtimes: serving meals and transferring residents to the dining room. This might involve supporting them to walk, transferring them in a wheelchair or using a hoist
• Attending planned activities: assisting the team, repositioning, providing care as necessary and taking part in day trips outside the Village (Day Shift Only)
• Repositioning residents to ensure they are comfortable and supported
• Updating electronic records such as food charts, fluid and stool charts, supplementary files, daily notes and care plans
• Supporting the Nurse or Senior Care Assistant to complete monthly and weekly checks to monitor the health of our residents

What we’ll offer you in return

• Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes
• Access to Wagestream – an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings*
• Paid breaks
• NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
• Hot meal provided on a 12-hour shift
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Uniform provided
• Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
• Shopping Discounts (via Xexec)
• Free flu vaccine
•  Your DBS Check (£44) paid for

Skills / Qualifications:

• • Most importantly
• you’ll be passionate about caring for others
• • Respect people’s choices and always put their safety and welfare first.
• • We’re looking for great listeners with a positive outlook who are confident talking to both residents and their families
• • Understand that confidentiality is very important in what we do.
• • Always ready to lead by example and support the wider team
• • You’ll deliver care with dignity and compassion and work to put a smile on our residents’ faces every day.
• • Previous experience of working in a care/dementia setting or a Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent) would be great
• however this isn’t essential as full training will be provided.