Senior Care Assistant

CountryCourt; Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading family-run business dedicated to providing exceptional care as a Senior Care Assistant. This role involves supporting residents’ needs, administering medication, and leading a team in a luxurious care home environment, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained. With opportunities for training and professional growth, this role is perfect for proactive and passionate individuals.

Benefits

Annual pay reviews

Bespoke Induction Training Programme

Recommend a Friend bonus scheme

Access to the Blue Light Discount Card

Annual Staff Awards Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant and leading a team.
• Able to engage well with residents and families.

Responsibilities

• Aiding residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Mentoring and assisting new employees.
• Implementing, monitoring, and reviewing care plans.

Skills

Friendly attitude

Caring attitude

Medication administration

Great communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant - required for our new luxury care home 'The Moat House' located in Great Easton near Great Dunmow, Essex, Part of the Country Court Family.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.

Hours: 45 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 07:45 - 20:00)

Moat House Care Home is in Great Easton near Great Dunmow, Essex is a sixty-bed home has been completely refurbished and will include six well-appointed suites, promoting a lifestyle for residents that will offer a luxurious environment with exceptional personalised care. Together with round-the-clock hospitality and a daily fine-dining menu, our home will be a wonderful addition to the local community.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT FAMILY
Country Court is proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 3,300+ employees and over 45+ 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 YOUWe want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You'll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Experience of administrating medication
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families.
• 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 our family-run business and alongside pension contributions and annual leave, we offer:

• Annual pay reviews.
• A bespoke Induction Training Programme, with ongoing development and access to nationally recognised qualifications*
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
• Access to the Blue Light Discount Card
• Annual Staff Awards Programme, celebrating outstanding contributions across all our Homes

*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.You may have experience as

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