Care Assistant Nights (female)

Based at Cedar Lodge, St Catherine’s Road, Frimley Green, Camberley, Surrey GU16 9NP – a beautiful and modern care home with a CQC rating of “good” in all five areas.

“I really enjoy working at Cedar Lodge and being part of a hardworking team – we all work very well together which starts with the Manager through to all the staff. Cedar Lodge is a friendly, homely Home which I feel comes from all the Staff. Forest Care is a very good company to work for and are very good at treating their employees well and fairly.”

We are looking for a Night Care Assistant to join the motivated and happy team working at our Cedar Lodge care home. At Forest Care, we are proud to create positive working environments in each of our care homes by encouraging employee participation and humour in the workplace.

Starting salary £12.60 per hour. Our night shifts are 8pm to 8am. We are looking for someone to cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, either on a part time basis (only those 3 shifts), or we can offer more hours if required as long as those shifts are covered.

As well as a competitive hourly rate, we offer the following benefits;

• 28 days Holiday (for full time workers)
• Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
• Comprehensive induction training
• Ongoing training and development
• Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme
• NVQ Training
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Paid breaks
• Free Uniform
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 covering a full range of issues. Includes perks and discounts too!
• Blue Light Staff Discount Card, Employee of the Month, Appreciation weeks and many more!

Forest Care

Forest Care is a family owned and managed company, currently with four care homes in Hampshire and Surrey. Our focus is to ensure we provide the highest standards of care to our residents, and their ongoing welfare, comfort and needs are central to how we run our homes. We want our homes to be a home in the truest sense, and we are committed to making our residents feel at home from the outset.

Main Duties of our Care Assistants;

• Assist residents who need help with dressing, undressing, bathing and toilet.
• Assist residents with mobility problems and/or other physical disabilities.
• Promote the mental and physical activity of residents through talking to them, taking them out, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, and any other hobbies that they might have.
• Assist residents at meal times if required
• Read and write reports in case notes.
• Assist with medication administration as required/directed.
• To undertake any other duties as required by line management

Skills and Experience of our Care Assistants;

• NVQ Qualification – (Desirable but not essential as full training is provided and NVQ training is available)
• A genuine willingness to care for Senior Adults within a Care Home environment
• High level of written and spoken English

Please note this position is subject to a DBS check.

While it is no longer a requirement that people we employ are vaccinated against Covid-19, we still strongly believe that vaccination remains the best line of defence, and we therefore continue to encourage all current and prospective staff to be fully vaccinated.