Job Description

Could you be a companion to elderly people?Care and Residential Home, Hucknall, NottinghamshireUp to 12.56 per hour | Full-Time and Part-Time Contracts | Good CQC RATED OUTSTANDING IN EFFECTIVE

When you care, you can work in a job to be proud of.

REFER A FRIEND AND BONUS SCHEME USING 'CARE FRIENDS' APP: EARN UP TO 125 FOR REFERRING YOUR FRIENDS TO MILFORD CARE.

SUPPORT WITH ACHIEVING NVQS AND MANY MORE TRAINING COURSES.

Do you wear your heart on your sleeve?

Are you able to share your emotions with a stranger?

Are you able to change a person's moment?

Are you able to respond to feelings? If so, we may have a career for you!

When you care, you can work in a job to be proud of.

Milford Care are looking for new companions to join our fantastic, hard-working team at one of our care homes, Buddleia House, in Hucknall. We have part-time contracts available. Being a companion combines care assistant skills such as personal care, with the more social companionship side of care- supporting our residents to live independently and happily.

At Buddleia House, we pride ourselves on delivering a level of care that focuses directly on our residents. We focus on what an individual needs in order to return a sense of independence back into their life, keeping residents at the heart.

Buddleia House is so much more than your typical care home. Endeavouring to cater to all the senses that just can't be understood until you walk through the doors of our home. We've also just been awarded our Band 5 Quality Score from Nottinghamshire County Council.

Details of these Companion positions and what the home is offering:

Permanent contracts, working flexible shifts over a 7 day rota

Part-time (21 Hours) and Full-time (35 Hours) contracts - 7 hour shifts (either 7am - 2pm, 2pm-9pm)

12.41 per hour (extra 15p per hour for NVQ qualified or equivalent)

A comprehensive induction and ongoing learning and development opportunities

A supportive atmosphere with a fantastic team spirit

Benefits

Full in-house training programme, leading to obtaining the industry-recognised Care Certificate, with support from our dedicated group training coordinator. Bonus Scheme and Friend Referral Rewards via the CareFriends app.
A dedicated senior management team and family-feel approach, which may not be found in larger organisations; Milford Care remains in the caring hands of the same two families who founded the company over 35 years ago.

Our very own Milford Care Awards night which happen every year and thank you for all the wonderful care you have given to our residents

Milford Care are one of the first care providers in the UK to adopt the

Montessori

method of caregiving- The goal is to engage the senses in order to help people rediscover the world around them. We have monthly Montessori book clubs as well as many other activities

The daily job is not just task-based, we focus completely on person-centred care for our residents - they have the freedom to choose exactly what their day will look like, what they'd like to eat, when they wish to get up or go to bed and much more

Free uniform

Workplace pension Progression Opportunities - we are fully committed to supporting you in the gaining the qualifications to progress in the career you love. Two of our home managers worked as care assistants for Milford Care!
What We Are Looking For In a Companion:

To work in Care, you need the right qualities but gain the qualifications.

Being a companion at Buddleia House means you enable our residents to live enriched and fulfilled lives



You will listen, talk, share experiences and memories and provide emotional support to our residents

You may have some experience in a UK nursing home setting, but it is not essential

Preferably you will have a keen interest in working in older peoples' services

A flexible approach to shift patterns and able to adhere to a 7 day rota

You will be compassionate and respectful and able to build relationships with colleagues and those that you care for

By becoming a care assistant, you can make all the difference in the world to a vulnerable person's everyday life.

Worried that your lack of experience in the care environment will stop you from achieving a career in something suited excellently to your personality? We are not looking for qualified professionals, but rather anyone who feels they can enhance a person's experience-be that through sharing emotions and memories, through laughter and fun, or by responding to moods and feelings.

To apply now, please follow the link provided.

Please note any offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and employment reference checks in addition to verification of UK professional registration (if applicable), right to work in the UK and Occupational Health clearance.

About Us

Our philosophy is simple and unwavering.

At Milford Care it is the right of each resident in our care...

to be cared for with dignity, respect, compassion and kindness

to receive care based on individual needs and informed choice

to feel part of a community

to voice opinions and make personal decisions at all times

to be cared for by people who appreciate their need for privacy

If you're the sort of person who treats others with respect, listens to their needs, understands their emotions, and is warm, kind and honest, we want you!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From 12.41 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount On-site parking Referral programme Store discount
Language:

English (preferred)
Work Location: In person