# Care Assistant - Bank

**Company**: Bupa
**Location**: Great Dunmow
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £12.75 – £13.75 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Care Assistant to join our team at Croft House Care Home in Great Dunmow. As a Care Assistant, you will be at the heart of our organisation, providing person-centred care that supports independence and honours choice.

Croft House is an elegant and spacious home situated within a leafy suburb close to Stansted Airport. The home is set in stunning, well-maintained gardens and is also situated within walking distance of the main high street of Great Dunmow, which is ideal for residents to get out and about.

Our residents enjoy a range of activities and events, and we encourage socialisation and community involvement. Our chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients, catering for all ethnicity groups.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Support residents with a wide range of differing requirements from companionship to personal care.

- Observe and manage residents' behaviour with care and ensure to document and report any changes in accordance with the required legislation.

- Support residents' nutrition and hydration needs, encouraging and assisting them to eat and drink according to their care plan.

- Provide essential physical and mental stimulation through social and recreational activities, both in groups and individually.

- Maintain accurate care plans in line with regulatory & legal requirements.

**What we're looking for:**

- Motivation, positivity, and great interpersonal skills.

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

- Desirable: Previous experience in a care home environment or a Health and Social Care qualification

**Benefits of working with Bupa:**

- We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.

- We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, offering an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role.

## Skills

### Required
- person-centred care
- communication skills
- interpersonal skills

### Nice to have
- previous experience in a care home environment
- Health and Social Care qualification

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