Care Assistant
Job Description
Description:
Macklin Care Homes are currently recruiting Care Assistants to join their friendly, caring, and progressive Leabank Nursing Home. This is a vital role within the Home, working as a team to deliver excellent care to much-loved residents.
Responsibilities:
Working as part of a team to deliver excellent quality, person-centered care to all residentsEnriching the lives of residents through the organisation and delivery of activitiesUpdating and maintaining records in line with patient care supporting the nursing team to ensure compliance with policies and procedures
Ideal candidate:
Caring natureExcellent communication skills, specifically with the elderly committed to consistently delivering a high standard of care-team player
Benefits:
Working with an Award-winning team with family values
Comprehensive paid induction
Wide variety of training provided
Career development opportunities
Flexibility of shifts
Free car parking* and uniform
Incentives for employee referrals*
Employee Assistance Programme
Discount rates at the Malone Hotel
Team building initiatives
- T&C’s apply
An Enhanced Access NI Check is required for this post.
If successful please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. It is Macklin Care Homes’s Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Caring nature
- Excellent communication skills, specifically with the elderly
- Committed to consistently delivering a high standard of care
- Team player
Desired criteria
- Experience in a similar position (not essential- full training will be given)
Our benefits:
As a family-run organisation, we live and breathe our core values of treating people really well, trust, dedication and continuous development. Once you join us, you not only become a member of the team but a member of our family. Caring with heart is at the core of everything we do – with our residents and team members.
Employee development programs
Free Parking
Referral bonus
Long service recognition