Senior Care Assistant

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Heanor; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant for ongoing flexible roles in Heanor. Responsibilities include providing personal care and ensuring health and safety standards in a medium-sized care home. The ideal candidate has NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, a bubbly personality, and at least one year of experience. Pay ranges from £13.90 to £18.60 per hour, with weekly processing.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS Certificate required.
• Up-to-date mandatory training certificates needed.
• Minimum of 1 year's experience in a 20+ bed care home.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support to service users.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety standards.
• Administer medication and maintain records.
• Support residents in leisure activities.
• Undertake cleaning duties as needed.

Skills

Providing personal care

Health and Safety compliance

Medication administration

Communication with care professionals

Leisure activities support

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Immediate start for an experienced Senior Care Assistant working within Heanor on a flexible basis, with hours paid WEEKLY!!

We are looking for an experienced senior care assistant for a ongoing role providing cover for the existing team in a medium sized care home based in Heanor.
Key Responsibilities
• Providing the highest level of personal care and attention to the service users, following care plans carefully whilst ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive.
• Ensuring adherence to all aspects of Health and Safety including COSSH, Food Hygiene and Infection control.
• Administering medication to service users, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.
• To liaise with other care professionals relating to the care needs of the residents.
• To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day to day care.
• Encourage, assist and support service users to participate in leisure activities, ensuring their social and emotional needs are met. This also includes escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.
• Responsible for undertaking light cleaning duties as needed and ensuring that the Home is kept clean, pleasant and welcoming at all times.
If you are looking for something new that offers ongoing hours, on a flexible basis, then apply today

To be suitable for this position you must have:

- An Enhanced DBS Certificate
- NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Up to date mandatory training certificates
- Full up-to-date CV
- A minimum of 1 years’ experience working as a senior care assistant within a 20+ bed care home.
- A referenceable work history
- A bubbly and outgoing personality and a true passion to make the lives of those under your care as fulfilling as possible.

Previous experience with both Atlas eMAR and PCS is preferred but not essential.

**Please note that we do not offer sponsorships**

This role offers ongoing opportunities for the right candidate

Shifts available
0645 to 15.15
14:00 to 22:15
22:00 to 07:15

You will be paid £13.90 to £18.60 per hour, depending on the hours worked

Pay is processed on a weekly basis.