Home Assistant - Bank
The Highgate Care Home
Highgate, North London N6 5LX
It’s the small things that often make the biggest difference. At Bupa Care Homes, we know it's a privilege to support vulnerable people – helping them to live with dignity and independence. During these uncertain times we’ve created a new role; Home Assistant – to contribute to the safe running of our care homes through housekeeping, kitchen and admin support. We’re looking for individuals who want to support residents in their local community right now to join us at The Highgate Care Home, North London.
Working hours and salary
£11.20 - £12.10 per hour
Bank contracts available
Flexible working opportunities: From term time only, to set days/hours per week – we can offer a range of shift patterns that best fit around your lifestyle. Just let us know what hours you want, and we’ll work with you to make sure you get the shift patterns that you’re looking for.
What your typical day involves
Whilst there’s unlikely to be a typical day for a Home Assistant, you may be asked to:
Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the home, working with housekeeping and maintenance staff.
Provide administrative support to the Home Manager, including emails, telephone calls and personnel file management.
Help to tailor activities to our residents including exercise classes, gardening, arts and crafts, the possibilities are endless!
Assist the chefs to plate meals, prepare food trolleys and ensure all preparation areas are kept clean and tidy.
Serve meals and drinks to residents in the dining areas and to their rooms.
Organise and maintain housekeeping stocks for day to day use.
Overall, ensure our residents are happy and comfortable - supporting with any related duties.
Who we’re looking for
You’re friendly and caring, someone who wants to make a difference to people’s lives – no matter how big or small that difference may be. A great communicator, you’re happy rolling your sleeves up and getting involved, always completing your work to a high standard in an organised way. Working in a close-knit team, multi-tasking and taking on different roles, you’ll wear many hats, but importantly, you’ll laugh, have fun and make lasting memories with our residents.
The added benefits of Bupa
- 28 days holiday
- Hot meal provided on a 12-hour shift
- Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development and options for internal apprenticeship schemes
- Access to MyHealthcare which gives you quick, easy access to free support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number.
- Additional health & wellbeing tools including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
- NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
- Healthcare Insurance Cash plan (after 18 months’ service) giving you the ability to claim on everyday treatments like dental, optical and private prescriptions
- My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
- Wagestream – Access your income before pay day, if and when you need it
Who we are
As a leading healthcare group, we run care homes and retirement villages in the health and social care sector, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world. As well as providing insurance to over 16 million people. We’re a big company but no matter what business area you’re in, our purpose is simple – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
And we have belief in you to help us achieve it.
Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship in order for your application to be considered.
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Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.