Care Assistant - Ambient Support : Job Details

Care Assistant

Swan House

Winslow, Buckinghamshire

£12.21 per hour

Full and Part Time Hours Available

Do you want to make a positive difference to people's lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on!

Who are Ambient Support?

Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years' experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.

Swan Court, Extra Care, is a purpose built complex of 12 individual extra care apartments for people over 60. It is situated in the old market town of Winslow and offers our residents the independence of living in their own homes but with the reassurance and convenience of extra care on hand.

Residents still have their own home with their own front door, but with the additional security of knowing that care and support is available if and when they need it which is tailored to each individual's needs

The role of our Care Assistant:

- Experience of supporting adults in a care setting or in the community.

- An awareness and understanding of high-quality home care.

- Good communication skills, patience and flexibility.

- An understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support.

- A flexible working pattern and able to do shift work.

- Alternate weekend working pattern.

- Experience is desirable, however, is not essential, as we offer full training for all of our Care Staff.

Skills and attributes of our Care Assistant:

- Experience of supporting adults in a care setting or in the community.

- An awareness and understanding of high-quality home care.

- Good communication skills, patience, and flexibility.

- An understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support.

- A flexible working pattern and able to do shift work.

- Alternate weekend working pattern.

- Experience is desirable, however, is not essential, as we offer full training for all of our Care Staff.

Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too!

• Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
• National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
• Training and development
• `Refer a Friend' bonus scheme.
• Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
• Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.

We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

REF - INDBH