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Form of workSenior Care Assistant
The Chestnuts Care Home
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire -HP21 8JN
£11.32 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, then read on!
Who we are
We are Ambient Support a registered UK charity with over 25 years’ experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.
Our residential care home, The Chestnuts, is a community-based home for Older People in Aylesbury. We provide care and support to 64 residents, including up to 48 residents with specific dementia care needs. This is a welcoming home from home environment offering regular activities and organised events. The gardens at The Chestnuts are attractive and fully wheelchair accessible for residents and visitors alike.
The Role
We are looking for Senior Care Assistants to join our passionate and supportive team. With your help we can make a positive difference, enabling greater independence, improved wellbeing and more importantly a friendly face offering reliability and support. This role is varied so no two days will be the same!
About you
We are looking for our Senior Care Assistant to have their Care certificate, or QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 2 or related qualification and, experience in supporting adults in a care setting or in the community.
The benefits for you
- Flexible working, enabling work-life balance
- National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s
- Training and development
- 'Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
- Enrolment into defined pension scheme with contribution rates that increase over time (to maximum of 6% of the employee’s pensionable earnings)
- 'Season Ticket’ loan & 'Bike to Work’ scheme
- 5.6 weeks (28 days pro rata for hours worked) annual leave per annum. This is inclusive of Bank Holidays.
- Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
- Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
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 also be obtained for all roles.
