Job Description

Night Care Assistant Positions

Care and Residential Home, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire12.76p/h plus 15p extra per hour for NVQ | 35 Hour Contract - Night Shifts | Good CQC

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.

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

Award-winning Milford Care are looking for permanent night care assistants to join our fantastic, hard-working team at one of our care homes, Hazelgrove, in Hucknall.

This position is three 10-hour shifts per week, 9pm-7am. Extra shifts may be available.

With a warm and friendly atmosphere, Hazelgrove strives to be a "Home from Home", with a strong emphasis on caring for one another like family.

The Home embraces the David Sheard "Butterfly Model" of Person-Centred Dementia Care, recognising the importance of living in the moment and realising that feelings matter most when delivering care, especially to those living with Dementia.

Details of these Care Assistant positions and what the home is offering:

Permanent contract working flexible shifts over a 7 day rota

Pay rate of 12.76 p/h plus an extra 15p per hour if NVQ qualified

A comprehensive induction and ongoing learning and development opportunities (including Level 2 & 3 NVQ/Diplomas)

Paid holidays (33 days pro rata for accrued)

Company pension scheme

A supportive atmosphere with a fantastic team spirit

What We Are Looking For In a Caring Assistant:

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

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

Excellent communication and team-working skills

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.

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!
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, Permanent

Pay: 12.76-12.91 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount On-site parking Referral programme Store discount
Work Location: In person