Night Care Assistant

Night Care Assistants (Full and Part time Contracts and Bank shifts available)

We currently have an opportunity for experienced Night Care Assistants who are compassionate and adaptable to join our Care Team in our residential care home for older people in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 

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

Luff House offers residential care, dementia care and respite care along with retirement support in a superb, purpose-built environment on the fringes of Frinton-on-Sea. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents is 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.
• Record nightly care entries on care plan system.
• 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.

For night staff, we require you to have previous care experience - please only apply if you have worked as a care assistant before.

Hours:

Full time and Part time contracts are available.

Bank Shifts are also available to cover for sickness, absence, holiday and relief.

Benefits:

• Joining bonus up to £250
• Training & development: Care Certificate, Level 2 & 3 NVQ
• Career development: Whether you are staring your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Paid DBS checks
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Ongoing support from management
• Guaranteed hours
• Free meal: free meal during shift within the care homes
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Employee assistance programme
• Work clothing provided
• Team events
• Perkbox rewards
• Pension scheme
• Recommend a Friend Scheme