Rockdale House in Sevenoaks provides excellent care for the residents in our 50 bed nursing and residential home. Set in beautiful surroundings and located in the centre of Sevenoaks, Rockdale is highly regarded by the community. We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and hard-working Night Care Assistant to join our team.
We are looking for dedicated care staff who can demonstrate compassion and empathy in their approach to caring for older people. Your duties will include answering call bells, completing care plans, assisting residents with dressing and personal care, as well as supporting residents with social activities. Treating people with kindness is essential, along with excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Good MS Skills and GCSE's in English and Maths are also desirable.
For this role, successful candidates will have:
- Excellent communication skills and be a great team player
- A good understanding of person centred care
- Experience of working in a similar environment
- The ability to make responsible decisions that are always in the resident's best interest
- An NVQ 2/3 in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential, however you should be willing to get further training if needed
Hours of work: 25 hours a week, including weekend shifts. Two shifts per week starting at 7:30pm and finishing at 8:00am.
Pay: £13.95 per hour (basic rate) and £18.13 per hour (enhanced rate)
We offer:
- A competitive salary
- Workplace pension scheme
- Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
- 6.6 weeks annual leave increasing to 7.6 weeks after 5 years service (includes bank and public holidays)
- Company sick pay
- A paid day off for your birthday
- Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend Scheme
- Full training and support with your professional development
- Free uniform & DBS check
Successful applicants will be offered the role subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and the taking up and verification of references.
If this sounds like a job for you, and you are interested in applying for this vacancy please use the form at the bottom of this page, or send your CV directly to [email protected]
Please note that we reserve the right to close this job advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Under the Equality Act 2010 we ask the following to ensure we can facilitate any applicants who may have a disability within the meaning of the Act. Information provided will be kept confidential. If you are registered disabled, please inform us of any special adaptations that we may need to consider regarding either an interview or the work required in the post.
Benefits:
- Employee assistance programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
Pay: £13.95-£18.13 per hour
Expected hours: 25.0 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
