Care Assistant – Days and Nights available

Ark Nursing is a regional, established organisation that truly cares about you and your professional development. We have one mission: to deliver the highest standard of care to sick and vulnerable people. To do this, we invest in training opportunities to develop our teams of healthcare professionals.

Acorn Manor – A Care Home for people with learning difficulties – is the second care home opened by Ark Care Homes Ltd, welcoming residents since 2006. It is situated on the outskirts of the historic port town of Bideford, just a couple of miles from the seaside villages of Westward Ho! and Instow and approximately 10 miles from Barnstaple, North Devon’s main town.

We’re actively seeking a Care Assistant to join our team. You will benefit from plenty of employee benefits such as flexible shift patterns and pay rate up to £23.76 per hour on a bank holiday.

As a Care Assistant, you’ll need to safeguard each individual to ensure that they can flourish, and that the best possible outcome is met at all times. Join our team of health and social care professionals to help make a difference in the lives of our service users today.

Full-time, Part-time, Day work and Night work roles available.

Skills required to be a Care Assistant

❇️Previous Care experience necessary

❇️Ability to work well on your own and as part of a team

❇️Caring and compassionate

❇️Care Certificate qualification (not mandatory)

❇️First Aid qualification (not mandatory)

Benefits at Ark Nursing

❇️Enhanced pay for working Christmas and Boxing Day & Bank Holidays up to £23.76 per hour

❇️Paid annual leave 28 days per year (based on hours / pro rata) inclusive of bank holidays

❇️Full paid induction programme

❇️Flexible working

❇️Excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career

❇️Continuous training, mandatory and specialised

❇️Pension scheme

❇️Bonuses when you refer other nurses or carers to join our team

❇️Free Ark uniform

COVID-19 considerations

• PPE Provided

Does the job role include personal care?: Yes

Working Patterns:

Days or nights

Essential details:

We will need a successful DBS application and two references.