Senior Care Assistant

GRUPO OXO; Guildford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join their vibrant team. This full-time role involves managing night shifts, leading a dedicated team, and providing personal care to residents. The ideal candidate will possess a caring nature and a passion for improving the lives of others. With comprehensive training provided, this position offers a supportive work environment where you can make a real difference in the community. Enjoy competitive pay, generous annual leave, and a variety of benefits that promote well-being and career development. Join a place where kindness and fun thrive!

Benefits

Enhanced pay on bank holidays

28 days annual leave

Pension

Staff recognition schemes

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Comprehensive Training and Career Development

Friendly working environment

Dedicated mental health champions

Qualifications

• Ability to supervise and manage care staff effectively.
• Compassionate nature with a focus on residents' comfort and happiness.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the shift, leading and motivating the team.
• Provide personal care and maintain high standards of cleanliness.

Skills

Supervision of care staff

Personal care

Compassionate communication

Medication administration

Tools

Electronic care plans

Job description

Why join us?

We’re proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.

As well being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.

Benefits of joining our team

What we can offer you

• £12.50 per hour
• Permanent full-time role
• Night shifts
• Weekday and alternate weekend shifts
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
• Pension
• Staff recognition schemes
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• I have an idea £50 gift card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Dedicated mental health champions

About the role

As our Senior Care Assistant (Nights), you’ll manage and oversee the shift by leading and motivating the team, managing daily records, and assisting with care plans. You'll provide personal care to our residents, supporting them with bathing. Your warm, supportive, and caring nature will help you build meaningful relationships with our residents, and you will get to know everything about their likes and dislikes as well as their needs.

Here are some other important things you need to know:

• You must have the ability to effectively supervise and manage care staff.
• You’ll follow electronic care plans for each resident and administer medication as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.
• You must be alert at all times to our residents’ physical and mental well-being.
• You will help maintain our high standards, ensuring our residents’ home is always clean and safe.

The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about people’s comfort and happiness, and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.