Senior Care Assistant

Primelife; Hull and East Yorkshire; Presencial; GBP 19.000 - 21.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250

Blue Light Card

Learning & progression

Competitive hourly pay £13.85-£14.92

Descripción de la vacante

Primelife seeks a Senior Care Assistant for a full-time day shift at Loran House Care Home in Kingston upon Hull (HU3 6QA). The role offers regular shifts across a 7-day pattern with hourly pay from £13.85 to £14.92, dependent on qualifications.

You will lead and support the care team, review and implement care plans, engage with residents with dignity, administer medications as prescribed, and promote independence and quality of life.

Descripción del empleo

Senior Care Assistant Full Time Days

Location: Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Postcode: HU3 6QA
Employment: Permanent - Full time
Salary: £13.85 to £14.92 per hour
Job reference: SW1721461KinSCAFTD

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!
This role will be based at Loran House Care Home, in Hull. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 46 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. The home provides a unique reablement service within the local community and supports individuals with short stay respite care following their discharge from hospitals, to ensure a safe return home once rehabilitated. It is essential that candidates for this role are patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities to maximise and promote their independence.

Benefits of becoming our Senior Care Assistant

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.85 to £14.92 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!
• Access to Blue Light Card

Responsibilities of our Senior Care Assistant include

• Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents
• Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident's care
• Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences
• Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home
• To ensure that each resident's dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted
• To encourage each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them
• To encourage and assist residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements
• To assist where necessary with each resident's personal care

What we're looking for in our Senior Care Assistant

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is essential for this role, though prior leadership or supervisory experience is not essential as full training and mentoring is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.