Care Assistant

  • ilkley

Abbeyfield The Dales has one mission: Making Time for Older People

We are a care setting for the elderly with sites across West & North Yorkshire and practice these values in our work: Honesty, Caring, Respect, Openness

We are a not-for-profit charity with a family feel and value the contribution our staff make to our resident’s lives. We offer the following benefits*:

  • Real Living Wage employer
  • 5% employer pension contribution
  • DBS (cost reimbursed following successful probation completion)
  • Free uniform (where required)
  • Access to Well-being app including digital GP (permanent staff only)
  • Subsidised meals
  • Buying & Selling of annual leave
  • Applicability to obtain Blue Light discount card
  • Long service rewards
  • On-going training & development
  • Death-in-service benefit (permanent staff only)
  • Refer-a-Friend bonus
  • Motor, home and travel insurance discounts
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Free eye tests and savings on glasses
  • Charity Worker Discounts
  • Free access to a team of Mental Health First Aiders

The shift pattern for this role is Care Assistant

3x 12 hour shifts 6.45am to 7.15pm and 1x 6 hour shift 7.30am to 1.30pm

You will care for our residents as you would care for a family member. Working as a team you will demonstrate person-centred care, promoting independence and ensuring dignity, choice and respect at all times.

Abbeyfield provide full training so if you have experience or if you are new to care we would love to hear from you. You will be reliable, trustworthy and hard-working as well as displaying our company values.

A good command of spoken and written English is essential for this role

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent

Salary : £11.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Experience :

  • Care home: 1 year (preferred)
  • Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language :

  • English (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

  • Ilkley (required)

Work Location: In person