Senior Care Assistant

CountryCourt; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-run business as a Senior Care Assistant in Milton Keynes, where you can make a real difference in residents' lives. This role involves supporting emotional well-being, administering medications, and leading a dedicated team. If you have the right qualifications and a caring attitude, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

Annual pay reviews

Bespoke Induction Training Programme

Recommend a Friend bonus scheme

Access to Blue Light Discount Card

Annual Staff Awards Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Understanding of people with Dementia.
• Great communication skills, both written & verbal.

Responsibilities

• Aiding residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Administering and monitoring medications.
• Planning, allocating & supervising the work of care assistants.

Skills

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Dementia Awareness

Empathy

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant - Lakeview Lodge Care Home in Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, Part of The Country Court Family

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.

Hours: Days 33 Hours per week available, working weekends on rota

Lakeview Lodge is situated on the edge of Newton Leys, Milton Keynes & provides family-value led residential and dementia care. Our dedicated team led by the Manager offers round-the-clock support, making life comfortable and enjoyable for the residents.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

Country Court is proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 3,300+ employees and over 45+ care homes. We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

Within your role as a Senior Care Assistant, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Aiding residents emotional well-being and social needs
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Supporting residents at meals time
• Mentor & assist new employees.
• Implement, monitor and review care plans to meet residents specific needs.
• Plan, allocate & supervise the work of the team of care assistants

*This is not intended as an exhaustive description of duties, please see the job description for full details.

ABOUT YOUOur fantastic staff are at the heart of our homes & provide vital day-to-day support to our residents. Having those care values is vital to share a happy home, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people's lives.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Be no stranger to working night shifts
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families
• Have an understanding of people with Dementia
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care or willing to work towards this.
• Great communication skills, both written & verbal.

IN RETURN

You'll be joining our family-run business and alongside pension contributions and annual leave, we offer:

• Annual pay reviews.
• A bespoke Induction Training Programme, with ongoing development and access to nationally recognised qualifications*
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
• Access to the Blue Light Discount Card
• Annual Staff Awards Programme, celebrating outstanding contributions across all our Homes

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Senior Care Assistant role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.

You may have experience as

Senior Carer, dementia, Alzheimer's, older people, nursing, nurse, senior care assistant, SCA, leadership, NVQ level 2, NVQ Level 3, Nurse Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Senior Care Worker, Senior Support, team leader.