Care Assistant

Care Assistant

We currently have opportunities for compassionate and adaptable Day Care Assistants to join our Care Team in our residential care home for the older people in Haslemere, Surrey. 

Our enthusiastic and motivated care team provides care 24/7 for our residents. The Care Assistant’s role is vital in residential care of the older people, promoting their health and well-being on a personal level. 

Shottermill House is an attractive, modern care home about two miles from the centre of Haslemere in Surrey and offers both residential care and dementia care. Our residents' health, well-being, and happiness are of primary importance to us. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide a high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Assist with all aspects of care, including personal care, end of life care, and nutritional help.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.

About you:

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and
• You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.

Hours:

Full-time hours : 36 per week

Benefits:

• Weekend/BH rate: £13.10 p/h
• On-going training and support
• Employee assistance programme
• Staff discount
• Free monthly treats
• Being part of our friendly staff team
• We offer a full induction to the work
• Work clothing provided
• Pension scheme 
• Recommend a Friend Scheme

— What our staff say about us: …“It is a friendly and welcoming place to work” … —

Pilgrims’ Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note: You must be able to provide evidence of full vaccination or evidence of a medical exemption. An exception to this will be considered in accordance with our recruitment policy.