Care Assistant

1. Are you a compassionate person with an interest in supporting vulnerable elderly people to live their best life?
2. Are you a dynamic, hard-working person who's looking for a new challenge?
3. Are you interested in working in a luxury residential environment and joining a friendly, well-supported care team?

“Having worked as a team member for over 7 years, my journey with Highpoint Care has been very rewarding. Starting as a Care Assistant I quickly realised the care industry was something I enjoyed and have steadily grown into the Home Manager role here.

It continues to be a great journey with the most amazing support from the Leadership team. Highpoint Care has created a career for a lifetime for me and I am forever grateful for the continued guidance, support and appreciation that I receive.”

Samantha Brown, Registered Manager at Damfield Gardens, May 2021

You will benefit from:

1.  Friendly working environment in a luxurious residential Home setting

2.  Comprehensive induction, ongoing training, development and support (both personally and professionally)

3.  Support from a tight-knit hierarchy across the group whose focus is solely on resident, staff and family members’ satisfaction

Job purpose - To work as an integral part of the caring team, delivering the highest standards of personalised care to residents, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity, and that individual’s rights to privacy, dignity, independence and choice are met in a safe environment.

Key Responsibilities

1.  To provide the highest level of personal care (toileting, bathing etc) and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To act as a key worker for a named group of residents, ensuring that these responsibilities are carried out in full (as defined in the training manual).

2.  To understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements which are relevant such as Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act, to maintain a safe environment throughout the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control.

3.  To always be alert to resident’s safety, physical and mental well-being, immediately reporting any changes in a resident’s condition to a senior person on duty, and to accurately maintain and update residents’ records as required.

4.  To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day to day care.

5.  Be understanding and patient towards residents and their needs, and encourage, assist and support residents to participate in leisure activities as appropriate to the individual, ensuring their social and emotional needs are met. This also includes escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.