Care Assistants
£12.44 per hour £27,168 p/a (for full time)
Full and part time hours available
If Competence, Choice and Compassion are more than just words to you, please read on…..
As a Care Assistant at The Marbrook Centre you will show genuine kindness and empathy to our residents, making sure they are at the centre of everything you do.
If caring comes naturally and you are looking for a rewarding career where you can really care and make a difference then a Care Assistant with us could be the role for you.
You don’t need any qualifications or previous work experience, just a natural warmth and wish to make a difference to someone who needs you. Whatever your background, with our training and support we can build on all your skills.
Everyone is different and we celebrate individuality, and you will be expected to deliver the highest quality personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans with the dignity and respect they deserve.
With a natural warmth and the wish to make a difference to our residents lives, some of your duties will include:
• Being a caring and friendly listening ear, helping our residents feel that Marbrook is their home.
• Empowering and supporting our residents to make their own choices.
• Helping residents with their daily activities like washing, dressing, eating.
If you share our values, we will nurture and invest in you, and we will support you to be the best you can be. We highly value our care assistants, and you will be encouraged to develop your career and skills through our excellent, tailored training and support. In return you will demonstrate a good work ethic and excellent communication skills.
Please note, we are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity.
The Marbrook Centre is an award winning specialist neurological, dementia and stroke care services provider in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We deliver specialist 24 hour nursing, therapy and care and support services for adults with complex and long term neurological conditions, which include multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury and dementia.
We don’t just accept difference, we welcome it. No matter what your sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, gender identity, religion or any other characteristic, we welcome your application. As a team we actively celebrate, support and thrive on diversity for the benefit of our residents and staff, and we believe this creates an environment of empowerment and mutual respect and therefore excellence in care.’
Care Assistants - Some benefits of Working at The Marbrook Centre
· Highly competitive rates of pay
· Double pay for bank holidays
· Pension
· Free meal provided on shift (care roles)
· Uniform provided
· Great holiday allowance – increases with long service
· High quality management supervision and support
· Staff forums – to give you a voice to share your ideas
· Blue Light card
· Length of service rewards
· Free access to Mental Health Charter
· Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
· First class specialist tailored training and induction
· Flexible working patterns
· Free parking
· Free tea and coffee
· Opportunity to achieve your Level 2 or 3 City & Guilds (NVQ) in Adult Care (care roles)
· Full time/Part time/Night/Bank* contracts available
Full time/part time/nights/bank* hours available
*For bank hours, care experience is required