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Salary : £12.21 - £12.81*
Full or Part time : Full and Part Time

Role description:

Good Companions

Good Companions is our second home, which we opened in 2011, and since then it has been fully renovated and beautifully refurbished with all rooms having en-suite bathrooms. It houses our friendly Day Care Centre where we offer a range of activities and the very best in Dementia Care.

Good Companions is situated on Roe Lane, which is only a short walk to the beautiful Botanic Gardens and close to historic Churchtown Village, and yet only a short bus ride to the town centre.

The Role

At Good Companions, we are searching for a new Healthcare Assistant to join our team. You will be offering person-centred care and support to our residents to make sure they feel safe, secure and content.

As a Healthcare Assistant you will:

• Provide assistance, personal care, activities and companionship to residents
• Be alert to resident’s needs, health and well-being
• Ensure clients are treated with the dignity and respect that they deserve at all times
• Work with residents and families to deliver tailored care to each individual 
• Assist with mealtimes, ensuring that our clients receive their individual dietary requirements, whilst promoting their independence 
• Take an active role in identifying the changing needs of our clients and realise the importance of maintaining accurate documentation

About You 

The right candidate will be:

• Passionate about delivering a high standard of care
• Patient, kind and understanding 
• Reliable

Your Skills

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience and knowledge of Dementia, with an understanding of the varying behaviours and how it can affect their every day lives
• Be willing to work towards NVQ 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care
• Have good communication skills and literacy skills 
• Have strong interpersonal skills
• Be a team player
• Have the ability to use initiative 

Qualifications 

None required, but increased rate of pay if you hold a relevant NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification. Experience within the care sector is preferred but not essential.

Employee Benefits

• We offer an ‘Earn While You Learn’ scheme – complete a Diploma (NVQ) whilst working for us
• £50 refer a friend bonus**
• Employee of the quarter rewards
• Reimbursed DBS cost
• Internal career progression opportunities
• Free uniform
• Subsidised meals
• Pension Scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

If you would like to learn more about Benridge Care Group, follow the link below: www.benridgecaregroup.co.uk

Conditions apply 

*Pay will be determined on age, experience and qualifications. Your hourly rate will be reviewed again on the successful completion of your 6 month probationary period. Goes to £12.00 or above, after 6 months probation & experience, age dependant)

**Payable on completion of a successful 6 month probation. The employee that made the referral must also remain employed by us, in order to be eligible for the £50 Bonus.

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