Senior Care Assistants - Various Shifts

Are you looking for a role where you can lead by example?

We need an experienced Senior Care Assistants that will be able to assist an existing team within a care home based in Eastwood. It will be your responsibility to take charge of the shift under the supervision of the home’s management team.

You will be expected to carry out the following key responsibilities

• Providing the highest level of personal care and attention to the service users, following care plans carefully whilst ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive.

• Ensuring adherence to all aspects of Health and Safety including COSSH, Food Hygiene and Infection control.

• Administering medication to service users, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.

• To liaise with other care professionals relating to the care needs of the residents.

• To always respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur during their day-to-day care.

• Encourage, assist and support service users to participate in leisure activities, ensuring their social and emotional needs are met. This also includes escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.

• Responsible for undertaking light cleaning duties as needed and ensuring that the Home is kept clean, pleasant and welcoming always.

To be suitable for this position you must have

• An enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months
• Have a two year referenceable work history
• Up to date Infection Control, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Moving and Handling training
• At least 3 months experience within a similar setting

If you do not have a valid DBS and/or training, do not worry as we can help you with this with training available online at a subsidised fee and the certificates are yours to keep!

This is an ongoing role that has the potential to become permanent for successful candidates.

Shift times are :-

Days 0645 to 1445

Afternoons 1430 to 2215.

Other shifts are available on request.

The rate of pay for this role is £14.00 to £15.00 per hour. You will also accrue up to 28 days for time served.