Senior Care Assistant

Prime Life Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay scheme

Refer a Friend bonus (£250)

Job summary

Prime Life Ltd is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join our Ashlands Care Home in Leicester. You will lead and support a care team, ensuring high‑quality, dignified care for residents with age‑related and dementia‑related needs, while following care plans and documenting progress.

We offer full training, a DBS check, and a comprehensive benefits package. The role involves regular 7‑day shifts with a supportive team and opportunities to develop professionally within our community.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker is essential.
• Full training and mentoring is provided.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and support the care team to provide high‑quality care to residents.
• Regularly review and adapt care plans and assess residents’ needs.
• Engage with residents respectfully and at a pace that values their dignity.
• Administer and record medications as prescribed with accurate monitoring.
• Promote residents’ dignity, independence and quality of life.
• Encourage resident participation in daily living discussions.
• Assist with residents’ personal care as needed.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Communication

Empathy

Job description

Job Description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community! This role will be based at Ashlands Care Home in the heart of Leicester. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 37 residents, living with a range of physical and mental health conditions related to ageing that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with the early and late stages of Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

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 rising 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!

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 promotedt
• 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.