Health Care Assistant (Care home)

The Retreat Care Home is known for its compassionate and caring staff. We are looking for a friendly & reliable person to assist our residents so that they can live life to the full in the comfort of our safe and well-maintained home.

We put people at the heart of everything we do and that includes our staff. We invest heavily in your success, promote a strong teamwork ethic and make sure that you have the support you need to reach your potential. Our strength lies in the quality of our people and we employ those who share our value of keeping kindness at the heart of our care.

1 Full Time HCA required- 36 hours + per week covering both day and night shifts.

Shifts will run from:
7am-3pm, 3pm-10pm and 7am/pm-7am/pm

Alternate weekends will be required.

Staff benefits include:

- Free onsite parking
- Weekly pay
- Free Care Certificate training with ongoing in house training and development
- Cooked meals provided whilst on shift for a small donation
- Paid breaks

Duties:

- Medication administration

- Provide clients personal hygiene by giving baths/strip washes, help with toileting.

-Provide for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding clients as necessary; ambulating, turning and positioning clients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.

- Maintain clients stability by checking vital signs and body mass; testing urine; recording input and output information.

-Provide client comfort by utilising resources and materials; transporting clients; answering call bells and requests; reporting observations of the clients to the care manager.

-Document actions by completing forms, reports, logs and records.

- Maintain work operations by following policies and procedures.

- Protect organisations values by keeping client information confidential.

Although previous experience is essential, what is important to us is that you are caring, enthusiastic and a self-motivated individual, who is interested in working in a positive organisation.