Senior Care Assistant

Glenholme Healthcare Group; Ely; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A caring healthcare organization in Ely is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to help residents live fulfilling lives. This role involves supervising staff and assisting with daily activities. Candidates should have strong listening skills, patience, and the ability to work under pressure. The position offers competitive pay, paid training, and several benefits, including holiday bonuses and flexible shifts.

Benefits

Paid training

29 holidays plus bonus holidays

Quarterly Awards and performance-related bonuses

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension and life assurance cover

Blue Light Card

Hastee Pay

Qualifications

• Experience in care or desire to work in a care environment.
• Ability to lead a team and provide support to staff and residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents to enjoy fulfilling and meaningful lives.
• Promote independence, choice, and inclusion.
• Supervise care staff and assist with day-to-day activities.
• Develop and update care plans.

Skills

Listening skills

Patience

Sense of humour

Ability to think on your feet

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant - DAYS

Location: Vera James, Ely, CB6 1TA

Rate: £13.65 per hour, paid training, industry-recognized qualifications, flexible shifts

35 hours per week

Do you have a big smile? That can make a person's face light up.

Do you have great listening skills? To listen to a lifetime's worth of stories.

Can you think on your feet? Each day is varied. It helps to be light on your feet as often our residents enjoy a dance.

Do you have patience and a sense of humour? Working as a care assistant isn't always the easiest job, but we promise that it will be one of the most rewarding.

If you have answered yes to these questions, Glenholme Vera James, led by Robert would love to meet you. Press apply today!

Become a Senior Care Assistant with Glenholme and receive the following benefits & perks:

• E-learning payment for modules completed prior to start date
• Flexibility
• 29 holidays (including your birthday off) plus the length of service bonus holidays
• Quarterly Awards to reward & recognize our amazing staff's commitment and contribution and service performance-related bonuses
• Automatic entry into our Employee Assistance Programme offering: Personal and everyday advice on child support, financial advice, mental health, and health & wellbeing

• You'll also receive our pension, life assurance cover & cycle2work scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Hastee Pay - withdraw up to 40% of your earned salary before payday when you want

What you will do as a Senior Care Assistant:

We are looking for passionate and hardworking senior carers to assist our residents to enjoy a fulfilling and meaningful life, maintaining their dignity, and helping them to feel like valued members of society. You will be promoting independence, choice, and inclusion. The role includes supervising care staff, from the provision of support for day-to-day activities of daily living to full physical and psychological care for people at the end of their life. You will also assist people to take their medication, develop and update care plans, lead a team of staff, and work with families to ensure they feel involved and part of the Glenholme family.

This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Job Code: GHVER1