Senior Care Assistant

Beechwood Grove; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 39,950,000 - 46,838,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Uniform provided

Enhanced holiday pay

Cycle to work

Milestone birthdays

Sick pay

Refer a friend

Recognition program

Health cash plan

Death in service

Long service awards

Job summary

Beechwood Grove in Eastbourne is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to lead a team and provide high-quality, person-centred care to residents. The role emphasizes teamwork, mentoring, and maintaining care standards in a compassionate home setting.

Hours are 42 per week with a pay rate of £14.30 per hour. The home offers benefits such as meals, uniform, and various staff recognition initiatives to support dedicated colleagues.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience delivering care or as a Senior Care Assistant.
• Excellent people and customer service skills.
• Ability to induct, supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal, including care plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Health Care Assistants and act as a positive role model.
• Assist with personal care, meals and daily living tasks.
• Administer medication following training and guidelines.
• Update care plans and maintain records.
• Deliver person-centred care to residents with dignity and independence.
• Maintain a clean, hygienic environment.
• Support family members and visitors.

Skills

Team leadership

People skills

Communication skills

Time management

Mentoring

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care

Job description

Are you an experienced care professional with a passion for supporting others? We are looking for a dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join our compassionate and hardworking team, helping us deliver exceptional person-centred care to our residents.

If you are a driven individual who values teamwork and can act as a positive role model, we want to hear from you!

We offer some excellent rewards and benefits including:

• We offer all team members 1 free meal per shift.
• Uniform provided.
• Enhanced Bank Holiday pay.
• Cycle to Work scheme – why not save money on commuting costs and improve your health at the same time.
• Milestone Birthdays - get EXTRA time off to celebrate that special birthday.
• Company sick pay which is over and above the statutory entitlement. (subject to length of service)
• Refer a Friend Scheme for successful referrals - for all permanent roles within Oakland Care (T&C's apply).
• Recognition and staff appreciation initiatives.
• Health Cash Plan (subject to T&Cs).
• Death in Service Benefit (subject to T&Cs).
• Long service awards.

Location: Beechwood Grove, 44-48 East Dean Road, Eastbourne BN20 8EH

Hours: 42 hours per week

Pay: £14.30 per hour

Contract: Full time

Shift: Days

We are an award-winning Care Home provider who deliver high quality, kind, and compassionate care. For our residents, joining one of our Homes is like joining our family - and we make that no different for our new colleagues. If you enthusiastic and want to make a real difference, then you have come to the right place!

What you will be doing:

• Leading a team of Health Care Assistants, acting as a positive role model and trusted point of support.
• Assisting with personal care, meals, and daily living tasks.
• Administering medication (following training and guidelines).
• Updating care plans and maintaining accurate records.
• Delivering the highest standard of person-centred care, promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing for every resident.
• Maintaining a clean, organised, and hygienic environment.
• Supporting family members and visitors.

What you need to succeed:

• At least a minimum of 2 years’ experience in delivering care or as a Senior Care Assistant.
• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care (or willing to sign up/or working towards it).
• Trained in medication administration.
• Excellent people and customer service skills.
• Ability to induct, supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Time management skills to delegate tasks within a team.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal (within the team and to other external professionals) and writing (ability to write and maintain care plans) and digital skills.
• Caring attitude.
• Flexible and reliable.

“Our mission” is to provide exceptional homes for people to live, love and be loved where everyone is part of our family.

• Family
• Integrity
• Respect
• Exceptional
• Sustainable

We run background checks on all new hires in this position.