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Care Assistant - Bristol, Bath, Chester, Cheshire

Cedar Care
Pay No pay info

Location United Kingdom
Contract time Full time, part time

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6.3

Rated 6.3 out of 10, based on 35 employees who took the Breakroom Quiz

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About Cedar Care

Cedar Care are a care home operator.

Job description from Cedar Care

Care Assistant - Bristol

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, caring and passionate individuals who will help our residents to live every day to the fullest. This is a role where you can be rewarded on a daily basis for helping those in need, as well as develop your skills. We provide all of our staff with training and ongoing support, so no direct care experience is required, although it is beneficial. Cedar Care is well known for supporting our employees in career progression within the company.

Job Requirements

Hours of work
  • Full-time and part-time available
  • Full-time: 38.5 hours per week including weekends
  • (42 scheduled hours per week minus breaks)

Shift Pattern
  • Long Days: 8.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
  • Nights: 8.00 p.m. - 8.00 a.m.

Working Pattern
  • 3 long days one week 1; 4 long days week 2

Job Role
  • Develops friendly and respectful relationships with Residents
  • Enables Resident's to maintain their wellbeing by ensuring that their needs are met according to their habits and lifestyles as specified in the care plan

Experience

We are looking for experience in some or all of the following areas:

Qualifications
  • Not essential, training will be provided
  • NVQ level 2/3 in Health and Social care or equivalent may be beneficial

Work Experience
  • No direct care work experience necessary but some experience may be beneficial
  • Worked in customer service or people oriented environment
  • Communicating with a wide variety of people
  • Experience in working within strict guidelines and following company policies

Skills and Abilities
  • Good verbal and written communication
  • Can adapt well to working independently and in a team
  • Knowledge of dementia
  • Respecting confidentiality, dignity and the privacy of the Resident
  • Ability to convey information clearly

The Benefits of Working with Cedar Care
  • You will receive free Cedar Care induction training including care certificate
  • Refresher training with the opportunity for career progression
  • A pension scheme with an employer contribution**
  • Free parking across all of our homes
  • 28 days' annual leave
  • Optional overtime available
  • In-house reward scheme

*Job Offers are subject to DBS checks and satisfactory references.
**Subject to the completion of a probationary period

Job insights from Breakroom

Care workers and assistants

Care workers and assistants help support people in their daily lives to live as independently as possible

What you’ll do as a care worker/assistant:

  • Help with social or physical activities
  • Household tasks, like cleaning and washing
  • Support by preparing food, and providing help with eating and other tasks like bathing and getting dressed
  • Check and monitor health and help with medication

Is it right for you?

This job may involve:

  • Standing
  • Heavy lifting
  • Helping with personal care
  • Physical activity
  • Emotionally demanding duties
  • Wearing a uniform
  • Night work
  • Long hours
  • Anti-social hours
  • Cleaning
  • Working alone

What employees say

Workplace

    Good
  • Most people enjoy their job

    Do care assistants at Cedar Care enjoy their jobs?

    Most people enjoy their job.

    How we know this

    73% of people report they enjoy their job.

    Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between May 2021 and April 2023.

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What Cedar Care employees say about their job

  • Best thing

    Helping clients, makung a positive difference to people in the community.

    Worst thing

    Certainly pay, we practically ease the strain on the NHS, but are the lowest paid in social care. This is why there's a high staff turnover & hospitals are full. Having calls put on at last minute taking outside hours of availability, & low staff morale.

    2.6

    Cedar Care Care assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Helping the residents

    Worst thing

    The stress, no thanks no help with things ect

    1.0

    Cedar Care Support worker, January 2023

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  • Best thing

    Not having to work weekends & bank holidays

    Worst thing

    Majority staff are miserable, do not smile, their is no communication

    5.5

    Cedar Care Employee, December 2022

  • Best thing

    Looking after people who need help

    Worst thing

    Cedar Care, don't care !!!

    5.0

    Cedar Care Care assistant, April 2022

  • Best thing

    the residents

    Worst thing

    communication and attitude of some carers

    2.0

    Cedar Care Care assistant, March 2022

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