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Residential Care Assistant

Employer
Lancashire County Council
Location
Preston, Lancashire
Salary
£19,100-£19,264
Closing date
9 Aug 2022

Are you looking for a role where you feel you have made a difference at the end of each working day? Are you naturally caring, kind and passionate about older people? Meadowfield House in Fulwood are recruiting a Residential Care Assistant to join their friendly team, where everyone feels valued for the work they do!

We are recruiting……

We are currently looking to recruit a Residential Care Assistant at Meadowfield House in Fulwood to provide person-centred support to our residents.

You do not need to have any care experience to join our team, the right values, attitude and behaviours are more important than your previous career background. We will however, support and pay for your training, along with a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and uniform and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

About our Home:

Meadowfield House is one of 16 care homes managed by Lancashire County Council and offers quality, safe, comfortable care and support for up to 47 people across three homely separate areas.

We offer friendly, compassionate, person centred support to people who choose Meadowfield House as their home. We also welcome older people for short term respite stays and admissions for people who need intermediate care services to support their rehabilitation.

We are a great team but don't take our word for it!

People who live at Meadowfield have said: “Staff are very good helpful and kind and all very organised, it feels like home from home”

To find out more about Meadowfield House please have a look on our webpage.

Here are a few things we look for in our Care Assistants:

We are looking for people with a caring nature and a big smile, with a genuine desire to make people's lives better. A good pair of eyes and ears is a must as you will be spending time with our residents, listening to a lifetime worth of memories and building positive relationships with them, their family and your colleagues. Judgement and creativity is essential as your day will be varied. You will have good time management, patience and a sense of humour to make someone's day brighter and happier. If you have ambition to learn, career development is possible and we will always be there to support you no matter what.  

If you want to know more about the role, please contact Vicky Regan on 01772 864881 for an informal discussion.

Job description and person specification

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.

 

 

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