Job Reference: HCC618541
Salary Range: £23,115 - £24,140 pro-rata, per annum
Work Location: Homewood Care Home, Andover
Hours per week: Minimum of 30 hours per annum
Contract Type: Permanent (Annualised hours)
Closing Date: 7 November 2024
Here at Homewood we provide residential services for adults with learning disabilities. As a Care Assistant you’ll play a key role in delivering personalised physical and emotional care to our residents. You’ll provide personal care and will support residents to engage in a variety of meaningful activities, both within our facilities and out in the community. You’ll ensure a high standard of hygiene and safety, so people are comfortable and secure during their stay with us.
Each resident who stays with us is unique with their own individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs. You will assist them with daily activities such as helping them with eating and drinking, providing personal care, accompanying them on day trips, and facilitating communication. You’ll enjoy this diversity and use your person-centred approach to focus on their strengths, promote their independence, and tailor your support to meet their specific needs.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
You may already have experience of enabling or providing care, but it’s not essential. For this vital Care Assistant role, your life experience is just as valuable as work experience. You’ll need strong observational skills to closely monitor mental and physical health, responding quickly and appropriately to verbal and non-verbal signs. The wellbeing and safety of the people who stay with is will be at the forefront of all your decisions and supported by your excellent communication skills. You’ll be comfortable working independently, assessing and evaluating situations and deciding how to respond. Most importantly, you’ll demonstrate our core values, showing patience, empathy and compassion. Basic IT skills and accurate information recording skills are also essential.
In return we can offer you a comprehensive induction programme, so that you’ll have all the training you need to do a fantastic job as a Care Assistant. You’ll also get great satisfaction from ensuring people are safe and comfortable whilst they stay with us. We are committed to your continual personal development and offer an extensive Benefits Package.
This role does involve some weekend and bank holiday working, for which enhancements will be paid. The hours you work will be flexible, with a guaranteed minimum 30 hours per year.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Health Care Assistant, Care Worker, Residential Care Assistant, Residential Support Worker, Care Assistant, Waking Night, Night Support Worker, Support Worker, Home Care Worker, Home Care Assistant, Domiciliary Care Worker, Night Shift Care Assistant, Night Carer, Community Care Assistant, Agency Homecare Assistant, Assistant House Parent and Personal Care Giver.
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process.
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact David Gallimore, Deputy Unit Manager, on David.Gallimore@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
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