Care Assistant

Care Assistant

We are seeking a caring and enthusiastic Care Assistant to join our team. In this vital role, you will help create a comfortable and supportive environment, enabling our residents to be as independent as possible while ensuring their dignity and respect are maintained at all times.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Person-Centred Care: Providing one-on-one and general personal care, including assisting with feeding, washing, bathing, dressing, and toileting.

• Support & Enablement: Promoting social, self-help, and everyday living skills, assisting residents with limited mobility, and participating in recreational activities and outings.

• Safety & Compliance: Appropriately supervising residents, reporting incidents immediately to the Nurse-in-Charge, and adhering to all Company, NISCC, and RQIA frameworks, policies, and procedures.

• Hospitality: Assisting with serving food/drinks, laundry, maintaining clean and tidy bedrooms, and ensuring visitors feel welcome.

• Administration: Completing all written records accurately and participating in mandatory training and staff meetings.

We are Woodgreen Healthcare, a dedicated provider of high-quality residential and nursing care across Northern Ireland.

Our focus is on person-centred support, ensuring every resident is treated with dignity, respect and compassion.

We create warm, homely environments where individuals can feel safe, valued and supported to live fulfilling lives.

At Woodgreen Healthcare, we believe that great care begins with great people and strong values.

• Previous experience of caring for others, either in a professional capacity or as a lead carer for family members/relatives.
• A genuine interest and passion for working with people with various care needs.
• A confident communicator with a good command of the English language (written and spoken).
• A dedicated team player.
• Demonstrate kindness, empathy, and an acute understanding of the challenges facing new residents.
• The ability to comply with NISCC registration requirements and satisfy the requirements of an Enhanced Access NI check.

• Previous experience of working in a professional care environment.
• Previous experience and/or training in care planning.
• NVQ2 in Health & Social Care, a related area, or an equivalent/higher recognised qualification.