Barnes Lodge is a stunning residential home that opened in 2016, offering person centred residential and nursing care, and they have a number of vacancies for Bank Night Care Assistants to work at the home providing cover for holidays and absences.

Night Care Assistants provide waking night duty cover in the home and share meeting the person centred care needs of residents with other staff in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence.

Night Care Assistants also undertake general housekeeping duties that can be performed during night hours.

Main Duties and Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

o Carrying out checks on residents at regular, prescribed intervals
o Answering emergency bells
o Assisting residents who need support, reassurance or comfort.
o Carrying out regular security checks on the building
o Reading and updating daily records / care plans


The ideal Night Care Assistant will demonstrate

o A caring and compassionate approach
o Patience and understanding of older people
o Knowledge of or a willingness to be trained in the correct procedures for carrying out all of their duties including use of moving and handling equipment
o An understanding of Health and Safety
o Good communication skills with different groups, e.g. staff, residents, local community
o Different values / cultures of residents and staff
o Team working skills
o Good timekeeping skills
o Professionalism


The ideal Night Care Assistant will have the ability to:

o Play an active role in creating a good environment
o Prioritise their work
o Be aware of the support needed by others, consider how they can support them and encourage and support them
o Train for and take on additional responsibilities
o Listen carefully and attentively
o Respect the dignity and privacy of all those they come into contact with
o Apply their knowledge and training in the workplace
o Uphold the policies and procedures of The Organisation
o Promote a positive image of the Organisation.
o Work to promote equality and diversity, and eliminate discrimination for all the Organisations service users, staff and volunteers.


Rapport Housing and Care offers Supported, Residential and Nursing Care to older people with physical frailty and Dementia across Kent.

OUR PHILOSOPHY:

We want everyone who meets us, no matter in what context, to experience our friendly, caring, compassionate philosophy, which runs through our whole organisation. We are a leading housing and care provider in the south-east, flexible and responsive to the needs of people in later life.

OUR VALUES:

· Compassion: behaving in a manner that treats people with respect and dignity, listening to what they say and responding;

· Openness: Offering high quality services that are adaptable, flexible and that meet the changing needs of service users in a manner that offers genuine choice;

· Integrity: acting at all times in an honest and straightforward way with all those with whom we come into contact;

· People focussed: reflecting the ethos inherent in the organisations philosophy.

Benefits of working for us include:

· We pay the Adult National Living Wage to all of our employees, regardless of their age

· 28 days paid holiday (pro-rota if part time)

· Comprehensive Induction and Training Packages Continual professional development

· Opportunities to apply for our Academy and National Diploma courses

· Stakeholder Pension Scheme Opportunities to progress.

Confirmation of all appointments is subject to proof of Eligibility to Work in the UK, satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references, satisfactory numeracy and literacy assessments and medical clearance.

If you have any questions about the role or about Rapport Housing and Care, please feel free to contact the General Manager on 01732 369171.

Otherwise and to apply, please click on the apply now button and complete the online form.

Rapport Housing and Care is committed to delivering compassion and companionship as well as care and we are proud of our reputation and profile as one of the major care providers in Kent.

Rapport Housing and Care values the diversity that exists in all our communities and works towards this being reflected in our workforce.

Charity No: 254140

PLEASE NOTE: applications that do not include full education and work histories (with gaps between jobs explained) may not be considered.