Care Assistant in Colchester

Exciting new opportunity for Care Assistants to join our fantastic team at Silversprings! 

£10.42 - £10.55 plus excellent benefits! 

Days 7am - 8pm and Nights 8pm-7am

Full time, part time and bank positions available

Excellent career progression and qualifications available

If you're passionate, caring and looking for a rewarding job with excellent training and great opportunities, join Care UK and make a real difference.

Are you interested in gaining access to your wages as you work? Care UK has a money management app that gives you instant access to your pay and is one of the many reasons to join the Care UK family.

Care Assistants at Care UK come from all walks of life, healthcare, support work, domiciliary, hospitality, retail, education and many others. We are looking for caring people to join the Care UK team who share the same values as us: care, passion and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put the residents at the heart of everything you do.

New to Care?

We have our own Learning Academy to provide excellent training and induction programs for all new staff members, meaning we will give you all the tools and knowledge you need to have a successful career with us. Our high quality, innovative training and coaching will support the development of your skills throughout your career with us.

We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.

Here's what you can benefit from working with Care UK:

• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you instant access to your pay
• Award Winning Care Provider (Residential Care Provider of the Year - Health Investor Awards 2022 & more)
• Long service awards
• Discounted gym membership
• Concerts for Carers (apply for free tickets to concerts at a various venues)
• Competitive refer a friend bonus
• GEM Awards - we recognise colleagues who go the extra mile
• Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme
• Hundreds of online and in-store discounts
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Annual purchase holiday scheme
• Wellbeing support
• Pension contribution
• Free uniform
• Access to PPE
• Weekly Covid testing

What you’ll be doing:

• Helping residents to remain as active and independent as possible
• Respecting residents’ rights of choice, privacy and dignity
• Support residents with personal care and mealtimes.
• Working as part of a team to identify residents’ unique goals and implement personalised care plans.
• Working flexibly to help residents explore new interests, engage in physical activities, and make sure they enjoy themselves in a stimulating and homely environment.

So, if you're passionate, caring and looking for a rewarding career, please click the apply button to speak to one of our team for more information.

Fulfilling lives, fulfilling Careers

Silversprings is a beautiful, modern luxury care home in Thorrington, set in stunning surroundings near Colchester in Essex.

Silversprings care home delivers a range of quality care for older people. There’s our weekly dementia activities club for people in the local community who are living with dementia, and their carers. We also offer short respite stays to give family carers some well-deserved time off, as well as full-time residential and nursing care.

Staff in our care home are specialists in caring for older people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia and even undertake special experiential training to gain a greater understanding of what life is like for people living with the condition. Their empathy and commitment mean that Silversprings has developed an impressive reputation for the care it provides.