Care Assistant

Selwood House Care Home located in Charlton Down near Dorchester accommodates up to 84 residents, and is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to cater for various care needs. Specialising in residential care, dementia care, and short-term respite care, Selwood House will provide a warm welcome as soon as you set foot through the door.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

We’re proud to be a family run business that’s grown over the years to a family of 2,800+ employees and over 40 care homes. We’re passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas – we’ve created extraordinary care homes so we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

Within the Care Assistant role, you can really make a difference to our residents’ lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Helping our residents with personal support and care

• Aiding their emotional well-being and social needs

• Supporting residents at meals time

• Interacting with our residents on a personal level

• Maintaining and developing the residents care plan to ensure their needs are met

ABOUT YOU

Our fantastic staff are at the heart of our homes & provide vital day-to-day support to our residents, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people’s lives.

• Be no stranger to working long shifts

• Have good written & verbal communication skills

• Able to engage well with the residents and their families

• Have an understanding of people with Dementia.

• Experience as a Care Assistant is preferred but not essential

• Have an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social care or be willing to work towards this.

IN RETURN

You’ll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)

• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates

• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*

• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*

• Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.

• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff