Senior Care Assistant

Punto Offset srl; London; On-site; GBP 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant care home as a Senior Care Assistant (Nights) where you'll lead a dedicated team and provide essential support to residents. This permanent, part-time role offers £13.75 per hour, flexible shifts, and a range of benefits including bonuses and enhanced holiday pay.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Pension

Staff recognition schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Comprehensive Training and Career Development

Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000

I have an idea £50 gift card

Dedicated mental health champions

A friendly and supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Ability to effectively supervise and manage care staff.
• Compassionate and caring nature essential.
• Ability to follow electronic care plans accurately.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the shift by leading and motivating the team.
• Provide personal care to residents and support them with bathing.
• Maintain high standards ensuring residents' home is clean and safe.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Supervisory skills

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

• £13.75 per hour
• Permanent part time role available
• 24 hours per week
• Night shifts
• Weekday and alternate weekend shifts
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statuary 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, 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’s 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.