Miners Court
Starting from £12.48 per hour, increasing to £13.63 after successful settling in period
Miners Court is Coastline’s extra care living facility in Redruth, providing an integrated care and support service that promotes independence for all our customers. As a Extra Care & Support Assistant you will work with our customers to flexibly to meet their individual needs, in accordance with their care and support plans.
We have two roles available with different hours and shift patterns.
37 hour permanent fixed rota contract:
Week 1: Sat 1pm-10.30pm, Sun 1pm-10.30pm, Wed 7.30am-5pm, Thurs 2pm-10.30pm, Fri 1pm-10.30pm
Week 2: Mon 4pm-10.30pm, Tues 1pm-10.30pm, Thurs 7.30am-1.30pm, Fri 1pm-10.30pm
30 hour permanent flexi contract:
Rota agreed 1 month in advance to include a variety of shifts, evenings, weekends and night shifts, full flexibility required.
Day to day you will:
- Assist customers with all aspects of daily living and personal care including undressing, bathing and showering, and dental and mouth care; toileting, feeding, dressing and moving individuals according to agreed manual handling techniques (using the equipment/aids provided in the trained and agreed manner).
- Support customers with cleaning, cooking, shopping and attending appointments as required.
- Administer medication as appropriate and accurately record this as instructed.
- Maintain accurate records of daily occurrences relating to the wellbeing of customers.
- Complete and regularly updating care and support plans with customers
What we're looking for:
- You will be a kind, caring person who is understanding and patient.
- You will have a positive, can-do attitude and be willing to get stuck in with any challenge.
- You will be a fantastic listener and have excellent communication skills.
- You will possess or be willing to work towards a level 2/3 in Health & Social Care.
- You will be able to remain calm under pressure and in an emergency, with the ability to act decisively.
- Ideally you will have experience in the care and support sector, but full training will be provided.
- A satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required.
Above all, we are looking for someone who cares about our clients happiness, comfort and dignity, and is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of our customers!
If you have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, in a caring and fun environment, we would love to hear from you!
To apply for this role please visit our recruitment site here to upload your CV
Anticipated closing date - 29 May 2024
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Please note we may opt to close this vacancy earlier if we have a large response to the advert, so we would encourage you to get an application in as swiftly as possible to avoid disappointment.