Care Assistant

You & I Care LTD; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized home care provider in Brentwood is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to lead staff and ensure high-quality care for service users. The role requires strong communication skills and a vocational qualification in Health and Social Care. Responsibilities include supervising care staff, promoting service user welfare, and maintaining compliance with care regulations. This position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including paid training and flexibility in work hours.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Paid travel time

Pension contribution

Fully funded QCF in health and social care

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a similar environment.
• Understanding of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service.
• Understanding person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Ensure service users are at the heart of the care delivery.
• Supervise staff and ensure efficient running of the service.
• Promote and protect the welfare of service users.

Skills

Good English - written and verbal

Vocational qualification level 3 Health and Social Care

Supervisory or management qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for Senior Care Assistants to fill our vacant positions. Our Senior Care Assistant role is challenging but rewarding for the right person. Our Service Users are aged 18 to 65 and above. They have a range of care needs from simple companionship to assistance with personal care and medication. As a Senior Care Assistant working for You & I Care, you will share our core values of caring compassion and improvement. We understand that each Senior Care Assistant offers more than the service alone and that relationships between Senior Care Assistants and Service Users should be preserved over time.

Role details

Job title: Senior Care Assistant

Reports to: Manager

Job overview

• To provide leadership to the care staff within the service
• To provide care in accordance with current best practices, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements and relevant regulations, under the direction of the Manager
• To supervise the care services within the organisation in accordance with agreed standards
• To maintain skills at a current level, and undertake such training and development as may, from time-to-time, be required to maintain practices as up to date.

Working hours

The Senior Care Assistant role is a management role both office and field based, working 5 days over a 7-day period, as agreed with the Manager.

Responsibilities

• Ensure service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing.
• To supervise staff and ensure that all staff contribute to the efficient running of the service
• Be responsible for promoting and protecting the welfare of those individuals supported by the service
• Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service
• Work in cooperation with members of multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users
• Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management

Skills and attributes

• Good English - written and verbal
• Vocational qualification level 3 Health and Social Care
• Supervisory or management qualification
• Ability to induct and orientate new employees to the job role and service
• Organise and plan supervision and appraisals for care staff
• Provide and oversee staff providing people with support/assistance as they accomplish daily tasks, including bathing, eating, dressing, grooming and using the bathroom
• Dispense medication following the services policies and procedures
• Communicate any problems, concerns or changes to service users family members as needed
• Senior Care Assistants need to build rapport with service users by establishing personal connections and showing interest in their lives
• The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the multidisciplinary team, with service users and their families/friends whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication, and respond accordingly
• To greet visitors and show prospective service users and families the facilities as required
• Senior Care Assistants need to be able to adapt to, and address situations quickly. Plan care provision, develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing, whilst recognising and reporting situations where there might be a need for protection
• Previous experience of working in a similar environment
• Previous experience of working in a similar supervisory role
• Experience of working with service users, in particular, those that may have additional support needs
• Knowledge of rota planning ensuring adequate staff on duty with correct skill mix and fair allocation of off duty/annual leave
• Involve Service Users, families, external agencies and colleagues
• Speak up when things go wrong
• Understand person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices
• Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking
• Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded
• Understand human rights and impact on care delivery
• Facilitating people to speak up about concerns and acting upon them
• Striving for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality in care means for people using the services
• Being accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement
• Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge
• Treating people with kindness
• Senior Care Assistants should understand the importance of empathy in all areas of employment
• Understanding the values of others and always providing a caring service
• Focus on how things could be done better and sharing ideas
• Understanding of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service
• Improving outcomes for people
• Ensuring appropriate services are provided for people using the services

Additional information

We will accept experienced and entry level Senior Care Assistants if they show a genuine passion for caring. What is essential is your brilliant positive energy and the natural ability to get along with people, be truly compassionate and considerate.

Benefits

• £26832/annum
• Bonus
• Quick start date
• Contracted hours
• Paid mileage
• Paid Travel time
• Pension contribution
• Paid training time
• Free DBS
• Fully funded QCF in health and social care
• Paid induction time and shadowing

Above all, knowing that you make a difference every day.

You & I Care is an award winning home care provider that supports adults and the elderly in their own homes.

We are an organisation with an outstanding reputation. Our Promise Is To Always Care, not only for the Service Users but also ourselves.

At You & I Care, we value compassion above all because it drives every aspect of our work. We are passionate about care and satisfying Service Users in a happy working environment.

By joining You & I Care, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference.

Just look at our website to see what people have been saying about us recently.

As a care provider we have a duty to safeguarding Service Users. Our recruitment process is precise, measured and consistent and is in line with CQC regulations.

Please be aware that all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and any offer of employment will be subject to rigorous employment checks.