Senior Care Assistant

CountryCourt; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-run business dedicated to providing exceptional care in a luxurious environment. As a Senior Care Assistant, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the lives of residents, ensuring their emotional and physical needs are met. Your leadership will guide a team of care assistants, fostering a supportive atmosphere for both staff and residents. With a commitment to 5-star care, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in a warm and welcoming community. If you have a passion for care and want to be part of a supportive family, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Annual pay reviews

Pension contributions

Enhanced bank holiday rates

Induction training programs

Ongoing training and development

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Access to Blue Light Discount Card

Annual Staff Awards Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant and leading a team is essential.
• Understanding of dementia care and medication administration is required.

Responsibilities

• Support residents' emotional well-being and administer medications.
• Plan and supervise the work of care assistants.

Skills

Senior Care Assistance

Team Leadership

Medication Administration

Dementia Care Understanding

Communication Skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant - required for our brand-new luxury care home 'Selwood House' in Charlton Down, Dorchester, Dorset, Part of the Country Court Family.

Hours: 44 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 08:00-20:00)

Selwood House Care Home located in Charlton Down near Dorchester accommodates up to 84 residents, and is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to cater for various care needs. Specialising in residential care, dementia care, and short-term respite care, Selwood House will provide a warm welcome as soon as you set foot through the door.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 2,800+ employees and over 40 care homes. We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

Within your role as a Senior Care Assistant, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Aiding residents emotional well-being and social needs
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Supporting residents at meals time
• Mentor & assist new employees.
• Implement, monitor and review care plans to meet residents specific needs.
• Plan, allocate & supervise the work of the team of care assistants

*This is not intended as an exhaustive description of duties, please see the job description for full details.

ABOUT YOUOur fantastic staff are at the heart of our homes & provide vital day-to-day support to our residents. Having those care values is vital to share a happy home, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people's lives.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Be no stranger to working night shifts
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families
• Have an understanding of people with Dementia
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care or willing to work towards this.
• Great communication skills, both written & verbal.

IN RETURN

You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
• Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card
• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Senior Care Assistant role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting overseas applications for sponsorship.

You may have experience as

Senior Carer, dementia, Alzheimer's, older people, nursing, nurse, senior care assistant, SCA, leadership, NVQ level 2, NVQ Level 3, Nurse Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Senior Care Worker, Senior Support, team leader.