Adept Care Homes is currently recruiting Care Assistants in Derby, offering both full-time and part-time opportunities within a supportive residential care environment. This role is ideal for individuals who want to build a meaningful career while helping residents maintain comfort, dignity, and independence.
As a Care Assistant, you will support residents with daily living activities, provide companionship, and help create a safe and welcoming care home environment. Working alongside an experienced care team, you will contribute to delivering person-centred care that meets each resident’s individual needs.
Previous experience in a care or support role is desirable but not essential for candidates who demonstrate the right attitude and willingness to learn. Applicants should have good literacy and numeracy skills, along with clear communication abilities to effectively interact with residents, colleagues, and families.
Most importantly, the role requires a positive and caring attitude, as compassion and patience are key to supporting residents’ wellbeing and quality of life.
Position: Care Assistant
Job Type: Full Time, Part Time
Salary: £12.85ph
Location: Derby
About the role
Adept Care homes provide residential care and residential dementia care in our family-run, Midlands-based care homes. We help our residents to lead enriched, happy, and fulfilled lives, supported by a friendly, caring team.
We are recruiting a Care Assistant (Part Time & Full Time hours available) (Day & Night shifts available) at Healthcare Assistants. You will be joining the team at Douglas Court a lovely purpose built 43 bed quality residential home for dementia in Ivy Square, Derby offering affordable and high-quality care..
Our Care Assistants are an important part in our resident’s day to day lives. With Adepts help, you will offer emotional & physical support to our residents while assisting with meal times, personal care, leisure activities and much more. We ask that you are seen as an extension to our resident’s family by treating them with the same kindness and compassion that you would treat your own loved-ones.
You will be given a thorough induction into your role via one of our experienced mentors, while receiving both online and face to face training during this time and throughout your career at Adept Care. Our dedicated Training Manager and Dementia Manager are happy to arrange or support with any additional training you feel you may need to ensure you are supported in reaching your full potential while fulfilling your career ambitions.
About the Care Assistant role:
£12.85ph
33 hours per week
Choose between day or night shifts
Day Shifts: 07:00 – 14:00 & 14:00 – 21:00 (Long days are available)
What we can offer;
- Excellent rates of pay
- Training and career development
- 6 weeks holidays
- Free Uniform & DBS provided
- Onsite car parking and close to local transport links
- Employee of the month award
- Friendly working environment
- Refer a friend scheme worth £250 (per referral)
- Opportunity to take part in exciting trips and activities with our residents
Plus, our Bespoke Benefits package:
- Pay Day Advance (Interest free loans up to £1,000 repayable up to 12 months)
- Enjoy personalised offers and discounts at 1000’s of big-name brands of your choice.
- Enjoy savings on your weekly/monthly shopping
- Access to Free Health & Wellbeing programs, as well as the Employee Assistance Program
- Instore/Online discounts and gift cards at hundreds of participating retailers
- Access to a Private GP
- Cycle2Work scheme and many more
What we are looking for;
- Previous care experience (desirable)
- Good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
- Positive and caring attitude (essential)
At Adept Care Homes, our dedicated and enthusiastic team welcome people who are motivated by making a difference to our resident’s lives. Our family-run business values aptitude as much as qualifications when recruiting.
All our homes are now registered for the Concert for Carers Scheme, where you can enter ballots to win free tickets to events such as comedy shows & music gigs.
If you feel you are the right person for our Care Assistant position, apply now!
Adept Care Homes, a superb place to live or work.
Application Process
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Application Deadline
Open until filled