Care Assistant - Witham

We are recruiting Care Assistants to join the team at St Georges Nursing Home in Witham, which provides residential and nursing care, and specialises in high dependency, intermediate and long-term palliative care and end of life care.

We can offer you flexible hours (earlies, lates, long days or night shift) and a comprehensive induction and training package. Bank opportunities are also available.

Our philosophy is to provide our residents with a relaxed and comfortable home in which their nursing care needs, well-being and choice are of prime importance. We achieve this by putting our residents at the centre of all decisions about their lives and by encouraging them to exercise their rights in all aspects of their care.

We strive to preserve and maintain the dignity, individuality and privacy of all residents within a warm and caring environment that is both safe and comfortable.

Experience of working with older people is an advantage, though full training will be provided to applicants with transferable skills. You will need to be team player, motivated, enthusiastic and able to build positive relationships. Excellent listening and communication skills are essential as well as good written and basic IT skills.

The home is within easy reach of major transport links and close to Witham town centre.

There are full and part time positions available at a pay rate of £9.50 per hour.

We can offer you:

• Comprehensive training and induction package
• Progression and development opportunities
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)
• SSP if you are not able to work and maternity/paternity leave and pay
• Refer a friend scheme, offering £250 for successful referrals

To find out more please visit our website:

https://www.stgeorgesnursinghome.org.uk/

We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid-19. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

Interview dates: If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted with further details ASAP after your application is received and invited to attend an interview (please note that we will not be contacting unsuccessful candidates)..

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