Care Assistant - Care Home

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  • Waltham Abbey, Essex
  • £12.71 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
This role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring their daily needs are met with compassion and dedication. It's a varied and rewarding role that requires excellent communication skills, empathy, and a commitment to delivering the best possible care.Main duties of the jobAs a Care Assistant, you'll assist residents with daily living activities, provide support and companionship, and help create great moments and memories. Your responsibilities may include supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring each resident receives one-on-one attention. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of older people while developing your career.About usBarchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering exceptional care and support to residents. They offer a range of benefits and training opportunities to help their employees thrive in their roles.DetailsDate posted26 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£12.71 an hourContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference number1369686460Job locationsBarchester HealthcareWaltham AbbeyEN9 3JYJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesABOUT THE ROLEAs a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'And so much more!If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesABOUT THE ROLEAs a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'And so much more!If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • You'll need some experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Most importantly, you'll have the compassion and empathy required to deliver the highest standard of care.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • You'll need some experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Most importantly, you'll have the compassion and empathy required to deliver the highest standard of care.

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