Senior Care Assistant

Stonehaven Healthcare Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonehaven Healthcare Ltd. is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant in Exeter to join Dove Tree House. The role is 38 hours per week, providing high-quality care and support to residents in a welcoming home environment.

You will assist with daily living activities, contribute to care plans, and ensure safety and compassion in every interaction. Excellent communication and team collaboration are essential to success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care home, hospital, or similar kitchen environment is desirable but not essential.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Good communication skills with a professional and respectful approach to colleagues and residents.

Responsibilities

• Care for residents and assist in daily living activities such as dressing, bathing and toileting.
• Assist in development of individual care plans including nutrition, mobility and continence.
• Assist residents with moving and handling and use of personal equipment.
• Support residents who are sick, provide basic nursing care, and respond to call bells and visitors.
• Maintain cleanliness, tidy rooms, and manage resident laundry or related tasks.
• Liaise with Care Home Manager and local authorities as needed; ensure health and safety standards are followed.

Skills

Staff supervision

Counselling

Training needs

Service training

Duty rotas

Organization

Communication

Compassionate

Manual handling

Flexible attitude

Job description

Senior Care Assistant - Dove Tree House: Our lovely home in Exeter, is looking for a Senior Care Assistant member for 38 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Care
• Assist in the development of individual care plans for each resident, including nutritional needs, pressure sore prevention, moving and handling requirements, continence management.
• Assist residents who need help with dressing, undressing, bathing and toilet.
• Help residents with mobility problems and other physical disabilities including incontinence and help in the use and care of aids and personal equipment.
• Care for residents who are temporarily sick and need minor dressings, bed nursing etc.
• Help care for residents who are dying.
• Make and change beds, tidy resident's rooms, light cleaning and the emptying of commodes.
• Inspect resident's laundry and where necessary arrange for repair with the housekeeper.
• Help in the promotion of mental and physical activities of residents through talking to them, taking them out when possible, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and recreation.
• Be aware and practise all Food and Hygiene and health and safety regulations.
• Liaison
• Liaise regularly with the Care Home Manager; reporting problems identified and if any action is taken.
• Liaise with local Authority Social Services Departments.
• Liaise with residents and their relatives.
• Business
• Undertake other responsibilities at the request of the Care Home Manager.
• To ensure that all petty cash and residents funds transactions are recorded accurately.
• To be mindful of the good reputation of the home.
• Be mindful of Health and Safety issues e.g., trailing flexes across corridors and wet floors. Ensure warning signs are used and clearly displayed.
• Answer call bells, the front door, telephone calls and welcome all visitors to the home.

Person Specification - Skills And Qualifications

• Assist in the staff supervision as directed by the Care Home Manager of staff; help, assist in the orientation of new staff, support their training and development.
• To participate in counselling sessions and where required, the disciplinary process.
• To assist the Care Home Manager in identifying staff training needs.
• To participate in service training programmes.
• To attend relevant courses and conferences with the Company.
• To compile duty staff rotas.
• Previous experience in a care home, hospital, or similar kitchen environment is desirable but not essential
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Good communication skills with a professional and respectful approach to colleagues and residents
• Compassionate and patient nature, with a genuine interest in improving the lives of older or vulnerable people
• Physical ability to stand for long periods and carry out manual handling and cleaning tasks
• A positive, flexible attitude and willingness to learn and adapt to changing needs

Rate of pay

£13.68 - £14.83 per hour.

Most importantly we are looking for nice, friendly, dedicated people who will set high standards for themselves and be active members of the care team. We look for people who behave in a positive manner at all times, putting the best interests of the residents in their care at the heart of all that they do.

To be eligible to apply for this vacancy, you already need to have the right to work in the UK as the Company is unable to provide sponsorship for this post.