Job Description

About the role:

The Knights Retirement Home is looking for a dynamic, friendly and highly capable, full-time Care Assistant to work Days in our care home. We are looking for a person who has experience of working within a care home, domiciliary care or hospital environment and wishes to join the friendly team at The Knights Retirement Home.

Why choose The Knights Care Home?

An electronic training package

Free meals and beverages when on shift

Personal & career development

Support from management always ensuring employees feel valued

A rewarding job you will love

Job Purpose

About you:

To be passionate about working within the Health and Social Care Sector particularly within a caring environment with a passion for supporting people who live with Dementia.

To be friendly, outgoing and energetic with a keen eye for detail. To be trustworthy, caring and reliable at all times.

You will be required to support people with all aspects of their daily lives, this will include, but is not limited to, support with:

Interests and activities Mobilising and transferring Personal care Continence care Diet and nutrition
You will ideally have a relevant Health and Social Care qualification such as NVQ Level 2 or 3 and be able to evidence this, however full training would be given to the right candidate.

About us:

We are a Residential Care Home located in the bustling seaside town of St Anne's On The Sea. We are registered for up to 31 ladies and gentlemen and are currently rated by the Care Quality Commission as GOOD overall.

The home is a friendly and relaxed environment and we put a big emphasis on the food that we serve. We pride ourselves as being part of the community and provide excellent person-centered care to older ladies and gentlemen.

We offer various perks as part of this role including additional pay for working over bank holidays, uniform, paid DBS checks and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Whilst we are ideally looking for a candidate with previous experience of working in a care home or similar environment, we are looking for the right candidate and are willing to offer training and support to that person if we feel that they will be perfect for the home (qualifications and/or experience dependent).

Should you have any questions about this role or would like to have an informal chat please call 01253 720421 and ask to speak to the Home Manager.

Full-time hours: 36 per week

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: 12.52per hour

Work Remotely

No
Job Type: Permanent

Pay: 12.52 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

Lytham St. Annes: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

Care Assistants: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person