Senior Care Assistant

Alderbrook Care Home; Ledston; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid DBS

Pension (auto-enrolment)

Uniform provided

5.6 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Alderbrook Care Home is a modern care facility in Leeds, providing specialist complex care for up to 140 residents. The Senior Care Assistant role involves hands-on care, medication oversight, and ensuring a well-organised, safe shift within a supportive team.

You will work with colleagues, families and healthcare professionals to follow care plans and maintain accurate records, contributing to a calm, patient-focused environment for residents with complex needs.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care is required; Level 3 desirable or willingness to work towards.
• Medication administration training and competency.
• Experience supporting or leading a care team within a care environment.
• Ability to support individuals with complex needs, including mental health or behavioural support.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Calm, patient and professional approach.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of high quality, person-centred care for individuals with complex needs.
• Oversee medication administration and monitoring of residents’ wellbeing.
• Ensure care plans are followed, records kept accurately, and communications with families and professionals maintained.
• Lead and guide Care Assistants to maintain a calm, safe shift environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Calm, patient, professional

Resilience

Medication administration

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (desirable)

Job description

Alderbrook Care Home is a modern, purpose built care home located in Leeds, providing specialist Complex Care for up to 140 residents. The home supports individuals with complex physical and mental health needs within a safe, structured and supportive environment focused on dignity, wellbeing and person centred care.

Senior Care Assistant Contract

• £13.71 per hour
• Full Time & Part Time Available
• Dayshift and Nightshift
• Paid DBS, pension, uniform provided
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full time contract)

Role Overview

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will support the delivery of high quality, person centred care for individuals with complex needs, including advanced dementia, mental health conditions and other long term health challenges.

You will take responsibility for the smooth running of your shift, ensuring care is well organised, consistent and delivered safely within a structured and supportive environment. Alongside providing hands on care, you will oversee medication, monitor residents’ physical and emotional wellbeing and respond appropriately to changes, including behaviours or complex needs.

Working closely with the wider team, you will support and guide Care Assistants, helping to maintain a calm, stable and consistent environment. You will follow and review care plans, ensure accurate record keeping and contribute to effective communication with colleagues, families and healthcare professionals.

This role requires a confident, calm and resilient approach, with the ability to support both residents and staff in a complex care setting.

What We Are Looking For

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (minimum), with Level 3 desirable or willingness to work towards
• Medication administration training with competency
• Experience supporting or leading a care team within a care environment
• Confidence supporting individuals with complex needs, including mental health or behavioural support
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A calm, patient and professional approach

About us

Alderbrook Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family owned, market leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.

Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments.

Our five core values Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness and Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver and the environments we create. If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in a specialist care environment, we would love to hear from you.

Senior Care Assistant • Leeds, United Kingdom