Overview

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Day Care Assistant, on a fulltime basis. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.This role will be based at Birch Green, in Skelmsersdale. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 74 residents, living with a range of physical, age related and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits

Benefits of becoming our Day Care Assistant - 33 hours per week:This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week from 8am to 8 pm. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45to £12.80per hour dependent upon qualification levelOpportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters teamFully funded DBSComprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to careFantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!Acess to Bluelight card - offers and discounts all across UK

Responsibilities

Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day aheadSupporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydrationEncouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipmentProviding friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointmentsMaintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentationBeing a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residentsWelcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries

What we’re looking for

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.If you feel have the skills and experience to become our

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please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!

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