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? Castleford home for older people are recruiting for a Residential Night Care Assistant to join the friendly team, where everyone feels valued for the work they do!

We are really proud to be one of Lancashire County Council's 16 residential care homes spread right across Lancashire, who provide care and support to more than 700 wonderful residents. We're looking for naturally compassionate people who can help us deliver exceptional care and achieve our vision 'To be the best quality service, safely supporting older people with kindness, dignity, care and compassion to live their life their way'.

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:

Castleford is a purpose built, two story home for older people located in the heart of the Ribble Valley in Clitheroe. It is only a short walk away from the town centre, which is a bustling market town. We offer quality, safe, comfortable, care and support for up to 47 people across four homely separate areas. We offer friendly, compassionate, person centred support to people who choose Castleford as their home. We welcome people living with dementia, older people for residential care, short term respite stays and people who need intermediate care to support their rehabilitation.

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

People who live at Castleford have said: "The care staff look after us well and are kind. Staff look after me and have cheeky smiles, I love them. I feel safe and well looked after, staff are very helpful. Food is good and the people are nice"

To find out more about our lovely home, visit our website here.

Hours of Work:

This is a part time, permanent position and you will be expected to work on the following days:

Week 1 – Tuesday, Wednesday

Week 2 – Monday, Tuesday

Week 3 – Monday, Saturday

Week 4 – Sunday, Friday, Saturday

Week 5 – Sunday, Thursday, Friday

Week 6 – Wednesday, Thursday

You will be expected to work every other weekend including bank holidays, if this falls on the weekend you are working. The hours will be 22:00-08:00.

This position is part time. Please note that the salary quoted is full time equivalent and if successful the salary received will be paid on a pro–rata basis.  The hourly rate, however, is £9.90. In addition, enhanced rates of pay will be paid for night, weekend and bank holiday working.

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

A caring nature - Do you have a genuine desire to make people's lives better?

Great people skills - Do you enjoy spending time with people and building relationships? Can you listen and put yourself in other people's shoes?

A team player – Do you work well with others?

Judgement and creativity - Can you use your own initiative and knowledge to deliver great care based on a person's individual needs? Can you use your creativity to make someone's day brighter and happier?

Ambition - Do you want to learn, develop your career and be even better at what you do?

If you can answer yes to these questions, we look forward to receiving your application.

What you will get in return:

We have a lot to offer people who join our Older Peoples Care Service including a comprehensive training and support package.  

Lancashire County Council also offers great staff benefits with generous annual leave entitlements including the option to purchase additional leave days, a well-established staff Health and Wellbeing programme and the opportunity to progress as part of an exciting, well-established service that is looking to bring real benefits to the people of Lancashire.

Find out more about the benefits Lancashire County Council has to offer on our website here.

If you want to know more about the role, please contact Natalia Ruiz-Clough on 01200 426355 for an informal discussion. 

Please also see the attached Job Description and Person Specification .

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.