We are currently recruiting for a Care Assistant (days) Part Time / Lates to professionally and thoughtfully deliver care during any span of duty, ensuring that a safe, effective and efficient care service is maintained which meets the needs of our residents. To provide care to residents in accordance with their individually assessed needs to a high standard.

You must have the following qualifications

• Care Certificate
• NVQ qualification is preferred but not essential

We are looking for someone with the following experience

• Experience of working with older people
• Knowledge and use assessment tools
• Understand care planning processes
• Use of Electronic Care Planning

We are looking for someone with the following technical skills

• IT Literate
• Good organisational skills
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to contribute to, monitor and implement changes that improvement service delivery and outcomes for residents

The ideal candidate will have these personal qualities

• Ability to be flexible with regard to working hours
• Builds effective and credible relationships both internally and externally
• Works collaboratively with others sharing ideas and information at all times
• Effectively builds trust with a consistent approach between actions and words
• Has the ability to raise standards through innovation and new ideas
• Will take responsibility for issues and resolve them
• Able to cope in difficult situations with tact and diplomacy
• Ability to build rapport and positively influence others
• Ability to inspire professionalism

This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.