Bank Health Care Assistant

Bank shift covering days, nights and weekends.

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel. We have been supporting older people for over 100 years, offering care home and day care services as well as grants for those in financial difficulty.

Set in the picturesque Essex village of Copford, near Colchester, New Copford Place is a purpose-built residential care home staffed by a committed and enthusiastic team.

Joining us as a Health Care Assistant , you will help our residents with various tasks including:

• Personal care
• Companionship
• Meal preparation
• Mobility support
• Keeping care records up to date

We would like our Bank Health Care Assistant to join us with at least 6 months experience in a care home environment and hold a completed care certificate. Empathetic, respectful, self‑motivated and flexible, you will be a team player who is always willing to go the extra mile, enabling our residents to lead fulfilled lives.

We would like you to have a real passion for care and see this as an opportunity to build solid relationships with our residents, to allow them to live well in later life by putting them at the heart of all that you do.

This isn’t just a job; it’s about making a difference to older people’s lives every day.

Rewards and Recognition

• Learning, development, and career progression
• Wellbeing support through employee assistance programmes, including counselling, life, leadership and financial coaching sessions
• Retail discount schemes
• Monthly prize draw, with three prizes to be won
• Access to loans at affordable rates, salary deductions and advance pay
• Health cash plans for you and your family
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long service awards, increasing with length of service
• Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus
• Group pension plan with a 6% contribution from us
• Free parking at our homes and day clubs
• Evening, weekend and bank holiday enhancements to pay, as well as overtime premiums for care staff
• Uniforms are provided
• Paid breaks in our care homes and day care services for care staff
• Free DBS checks

Safeguarding

Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s core values and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks

As this role involves dealing with vulnerable adults, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, working together to create an inclusive workplace that attracts and retains the best people. We do not currently provide sponsorship but welcome applications from those who have a right to work in the UK.

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