Domiciliary Care Assistant - on site

About the role

We are seeking Domiciliary Care Assistants to provide a variety of domiciliary, residential, nursing, and dementia care services at Richmond Villages Wood Norton. The role involves assisting residents with personal care duties, supporting them at mealtimes, promoting mental and physical activity, and responding to emergency calls.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing, and continence care in their own homes within the Village.
• Providing the highest standards of care, championing the dignity, and independence of all our residents.
• Serving meals in their apartments or within the care home.
• Helping residents walk, transfer them in a wheelchair or using a hoist.
• Answering emergency calls when care alert system is activated.
• Working with the Domiciliary Care Manager and other external professionals such as GPs, Chiropodists, Occupational Therapists, and Physiotherapists where appropriate.
• Admin duties: maintaining full documentation at all times to show care given, activities, and any changes to their health.

Requirements

Your experience in a care or dementia setting, or a Level 2/3 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), is commendable. However, your passion for caring for others, honoring their choices, and prioritizing their safety and well-being truly stands out. As an excellent listener with an optimistic attitude, you engage confidently with both residents and their families, recognizing the paramount importance of confidentiality in our work. With a readiness to set a positive example and assist the broader team, you provide care with dignity and empathy, striving daily to bring joy to our residents.

Qualifications

Your experience in a care or dementia setting, or a Level 2/3 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), is commendable. However, your passion for caring for others, honoring their choices, and prioritizing their safety and well-being truly stands out. As an excellent listener with an optimistic attitude, you engage confidently with both residents and their families, recognizing the paramount importance of confidentiality in our work. With a readiness to set a positive example and assist the broader team, you provide care with dignity and empathy, striving daily to bring joy to our residents.

Skills

• Experience in a care or dementia setting.
• A Level 2/3 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent).
• An excellent listener with an optimistic attitude.
• The ability to engage confidently with both residents and their families.
• The ability to recognize the paramount importance of confidentiality in our work.
• A readiness to set a positive example and assist the broader team.
• The ability to provide care with dignity and empathy.
• To strive daily to bring joy to our residents.

Benefits

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
• Free meal with every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest-free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.
• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
• Sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.