A little bit more about working for Berrycroft Care.

Berrycroft careers

We pride ourselves on delivering first-class care to every resident in all our homes. To do this, we have a team of highly skilled carers and support staff. Whether you join as an experienced professional or this will be your first job within the care sector, you’re in safe hands, as we’re committed to your continual learning and development.

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Our culture.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about caring and share our values of kindness, dignity, dignity and respect. Our culture is something we’ve worked hard to create and maintain. We’d love you to be part of a supportive and caring environment where we not only look after our residents, but each other too.

Here’s some of the traits we need any new and current member of the team to have in abundance.

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Respect
We expect everyone to show respect to those around them, every step of the way. To be kind and think about how their behaviour affects others.

Dedication
Our team is driven and dedicated and we wouldn’t be where we are today without that. We love dedication and only hire those who have it.

Inclusivity
We have zero tolerance for bias or prejudice, and it has no place in our homes. We show support and love to all, priding ourselves on a diverse culture.

Individualism
We celebrate and love individual qualities. So we want each member of the team to show their true colours, be their brilliant selves at all times.

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Resilience
Working in care, there’ll be good times and tougher times, no matter what the role. Having a resilient streak helps in so many ways.

Compassion
Whether it’s towards a resident or a colleague, showing compassion is vitally important at all times.

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We hold our staff in high regard and see each and every one of them as being part of our success. That’s why our staff enjoy a whole host of benefits from day one. Here’s just some of what you could benefit from, working for us:

What we can offer you.

Refer a friend payment scheme
Excellent rates of pay
Paid on-job training and induction
Paid DBS check
Paid NVQ qualification

Latest jobs

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Diverse opportunties.

The roles we have here at Berrycroft Care are as diverse as the people who fill them. Of course if we listed the dozens of different roles available, you’d be scrolling all day, so we’ve popped a selection below, which offers a broad range to give you a better idea of the scope of role available with us.

Expand each to explore more about what the role involves, and if you like the sound of it, pop back to our careers page to see if we have that role currently available, or complete our form on the same page to register your interest in future roles.

And because we have so many more roles than shown below, keep a close eye on our latest jobs to discover more roles.

A Team Leader’s role in our homes is super important, and in terms of career development, offers lots of possibilities and potential.

When hiring a new Team Leader, we’re looking for qualities such as caring, organised, patient, excellent communication and listening skills and experience with computers.

Team leader

The Team Leader will support the homes management team by supervising and assisting the care assistants with the daily running of the home in the absence of management.
A Team Leader is also responsible for creating care plans for each and every resident, designed to ensure their needs and preferences are always prioritised and accommodated.
A Team Leader will participate in meetings with both professionals and the relatives or loved ones of residents, providing up to date information on the health and wellbeing of each resident. Also one of the core responsibilities will be the monitoring of residents conditions, and subsequently reporting any concerns to home managers or to the correct medical professional.
The Team Leader will assist in the administration, control, storage, rotation and disposal of medication, whilst keeping accurate documentation during each stage. Monitoring the performance of Care Assistants, will also be a key duty, making sure sure support is provided when required.
Team Leaders have a direct and personal responsibility for the health, safety and security of our residents. Ensuring care is delivered to the highest quality at all times, in line with all CQC guidance.

A Domestic’s role is one of the most highly appreciated in any care home setting. Here at Berrycroft, we promote a real home from home feeling, and for all of our residents to feel comfortable, safe and homely. Our Domestic’s keep every nook and cranny clean and tidy, ensuring all of our spaces are immaculate, and create a warm and welcoming place to live in.

Domestic

When we’re recruiting a new Domestic, we’re looking for qualities such as an attention to detail, a huge amount of pride in their work, with a great understanding of confidentiality. We’re looking for an active team player, with excellent communication skills.
Domestic’s work hard to make sure our homes are always clean and hygienic, contributing to that home from home feeling, which in turn allows our residents to live in warmth, safety and comfort.
A Domestic will be required to have knowledge of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), ensuring all work practices are in line with specified Health and Safety guidelines.
A Domestic should always ensure that both the communal and private areas of the home are always tip top.
All cleaning schedule paperwork will be completed on time, and Domestic’s will also ensure areas are left at a high standard of cleanliness, to create a warm, welcoming home for both residents and visitors. Duties include hoovering, dusting, and general cleaning.

A Care Assistant plays a vital part in any care home. Their roles are integral to the happiness and wellbeing of residents - meeting their personal care needs every step of the way. They will always prioritise doing everything in a way that respects the dignity of each resident as an individual, whilst also promoting and encouraging their independence.

Care Assistant

The qualities we always look for in a Care Assistant is caring, empathetic and ideally an extremely enthusiastic and infectious personality. They should brighten the day of not only our residents, but all those around them, and possesses excellent communication skills.
A Care Assistant will always ensure they and others around them are delivering high-quality, first-class care to residents, their family, and our visitors.
This role also includes providing personal day to day care support to residents, including assisting with toileting, bathing, and some general household cleaning duties, to ensure the residents home and environment remains clean and cozy. A Care Assistant will also help residents move around the home, with the help of Moving and Handling training.
The role also involves liaising and forming strong relationships with professionals, to ensure the care provided is of the highest standard possible.
On a more personal level, the role also requires a Care Assistant to offer support to residents, when making personal choices and ensuring that every decision made by a resident is informed.

A Kitchen Assistant plays an important role in our homes - responsible for all things nutrition - ensuring residents receive healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, day in day out. They’ll also play an active role in planning special events such as summer BBQs and party planning. Their role also offers up some great opportunities to develop their career within the company too.

Kitchen Assistant

Kitchen Assistant’s are hardworking, organised and have a great ability to multitask. Also possessing excellent communication skill and time management too.
A Kitchen Assistant is responsible for ensuring the residents receive a healthy, balanced and nutritious meal, day in day out.
A Kitchen Assistant is also required to prepare foods such as sandwiches, main meals and baking, including cakes and pastries. All of this will be done in line with both Health and Safety and food hygiene standards.
A Kitchen Assistant is responsible for all paperwork within the kitchen too, which includes monitoring temperatures and detailing cleaning schedules, ensuring kitchen work surfaces, floors and equipment are kept to a high standard.
Stock rotation is super important, ensuring all items are correctly labeled with opening and expiry dates, planning meals ahead of time to provide a menu to our residents, and ensuring all food orders are completed in a timely manner, are all key elements of the role too.

An Activity Coordinator has a huge responsibility to make sure each and every day in or outside the home, residents are happy, stimulated and entertained. The role offers some great opportunities to develop a career within the company too. Whether that’s exploring other roles within the home, or a career progression into a management role.

Activity Coordinator

The qualities we look for in our Activity Coordinators is an abundance of enthusiasm and passion, a good listener, patience, good under pressure and confident in managing their own time and working largely by themselves.
Each of our homes have a dedicated Activity Coordinator who is responsible for creating a rich activity programme, to cater to the needs and wishes of every resident with the aim of improving overall wellbeing, socialisation, and engagement.
An Activity Coordinator will get to know each resident thoroughly, to build a well-rounded view of interests, preferences, and goals, as well as understanding each residents’ abilities in line with their personal care plans, and how to tailor activities accordingly.
An Activity Coordinator will also plan and organise a stimulating Wellbeing Planner, reflective of their residents wishes, with a healthy balance of group activities, one-to-one engagement and trips outside the home, as well as booking entertainment to be delivered in the home.
A The Lifestyle Coordinator is also responsible for forming strong bonds and relationships within the local community, as well as actively engaging with residents families and loved ones too. They must ensure the provision of activity-related equipment, manage a monthly social budget, whilst keeping their paperwork up to date.

A Dining Room Assistant has the responsibility to make sure every resident is happy, comfortable and content during each and every dining experience. A natural career progression for Dining Room Assistant’s is to move into the role of Kitchen Technician or Assistant, where they would be responsible for preparing all meals. However many other career paths are open too.

Dining Room Assistant

The qualities we look for in our Dining Room Assistants is empathy, patience and a desire to help. A good amount of flexibility and organisation are also qualities we look for.
A Dining Room Assistant supports residents during meal times, ensuring their food is of high quality and presented in a visually pleasing way.
A Dining Room Assistant will also ensure residents are provided with a wide choice, when it comes to deciding what they would like to eat, as well as making sure they have options of where they want to eat every mealtime. If the resident chooses to spend a particular mealtime in the comfort of their own room for example, the Dining Room Assistant will ensure that they experience the same high standards as they would within the dining room.
Dining Room Assistants also need to ensure they regularly assess all residents dietary requirements and Kitchen information sheets, whilst being aware of the IDDSI framework (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative).

Ok, I’m interested,
what’s my next step?

There’s so much more to working in one of our Berrycroft Care homes, but if you like what you seen so far, pop back to our careers page. There you can see if we have a role currently available that fits your search, but if not, then simply complete our form on the same page to register your interest in future roles and we’ll get back to you as soon as something suitable comes up.