Job Ref: AUG1031
Branch: St Rita’s Care Home
Location: St Rita’s Care Home, Burgess Hill
Salary/Benefits: £12.65 - £15.29 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time
Shift pattern: Range of shifts available; 06:45 - 14:00 / 13:45 - 21:00
Hours per week: 14.5 - 30 hours per week
Posted date: 30/06/2025
Closing date: 14/07/2025
The Company
Are you looking for a rewarding career in Care, working with a friendly and supportive team, with great staff benefits and all set in beautiful surroundings?
Then Augustinian Care is the place for you!
Our two sixty-bed Care Homes and Assisted Living facility are all based in St George’s Park, Ditchling Common, within 3 miles of both Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill, set within 250 acres of beautiful gardens and farmlands, in an area of outstanding natural beauty with views overlooking the South Downs.
You will have access to our excellent training programme, and we pride ourselves on a continuous improvement plan for all our new and existing staff to ensure they have the ongoing knowledge, skills and commitment to become and continue to be a successful, valued member of our team.

REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience of undertaking personal care in either an employed or voluntary capacity
• Experience of working with the elderly, or those with special needs, or be able to demonstrate relevant experience of providing personal care to such client groups
• Previous experience of moving and positioning, or be prepared to attend training
• All posts are subject to a clear enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references.
• Although it is no longer a legal requirement for staff working within CQC regulated Care Homes for Older Adult Care in England to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated, in the best interests of our staff and residents, we have decided to keep it a mandatory requirement to work for our organisation. Therefore, we will need proof of your COVID Vaccination pass.
• You must have current valid right to work in the UK.

THE PERSON

We are looking for someone who has:

• Good interpersonal and presentation skills
• Good verbal and communication skills
• Ability to talk and listen to residents and other contacts both internally and externally
• Written communication skills and the ability to maintain accurate records
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work in a tidy and clean manner
• Ability to be confidential at all times
• A commitment to caring and understanding of the needs of the elderly

If you wish to be considered for this opportunity please click ‘apply’.
St Rita’s is one of two purpose-built care homes located in the grounds of St George’s Park. The home offers the best in modern facilities combined with the traditional principles of care which has been offered by the Augustinian Sisters at St George’s since 1868

You will be part of a dedicated team that offers the residents of our purpose built care homes kind and compassionate care, in line with our company ethos. If you are caring by nature and enjoy looking after others, then being a Care Assistant at Augustinian Care is for you
A crucial part of the role will be implementing each residents person centred care plan, by recording observations such as, weight, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, nutrition and liquid intake. Above all, you will be performing any duty that is necessary to help our residents to retain their dignity, independence and well-being.