Senior Care Assistant

Wood Care Group; Oldham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care organization in Oldham seeks a Senior Care Assistant to care for residents like family, assisting with personal care and medication management. Candidates should possess level 3 in Health & Social Care or similar, and experience is desirable but not essential. The role offers competitive pay, exceptional training, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates

Exceptional training and career development

Employee recognition scheme

Uniform provided

Free onsite car parking

Discount club membership

Overtime rates

Access to Wage Stream

Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Care Home environment is desirable but not essential.
• Confident communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Committed and organized approach required.

Responsibilities

• Care for residents' physical, psychological, and social needs.
• Assist with personal care activities including washing and dressing.
• Lead the shift and manage medication rounds.
• Attend staff meetings and maintain personal development.

Skills

Kind and caring nature

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Organizational skills

Team leadership experience

Flexibility to work shifts

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Care certificate

Job description

As a Senior Care Assistant, we ask for you to care for our residents like they are your own family, caring for their Physical, Psychological and Social needs. Assisting residents with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing and assisting with meals. As a Senior Care Assistant, you would also be responsible for the medication round, as well as leading the shift.

We are a part of family run business part of the Wood Care Group and our Employee’s are important to us.

Become a key worker and make a difference

About You:

Above all, we’re looking for kind and caring people who want a job where they can really make a difference to people’s lives. You’ll also need:

• Level 3 in Health & Social Care, or care certificate. However all training is providing so these are desirable not essential.
• Previous experience working in a Care Home environment is desirable but not essential.
• Experience of leading a team.
• A committed and organised approach.
• A confident communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible to work shifts.

If you would like to use your care experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the best quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, then this is a rewarding place to be.

Other Duties:

• Attend Staff Meetings.
• Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing needs, demands of the home and participate in appropriate training and encourage and support staff in their development and training.
• Ensure they fully understand their safeguarding responsibility, develop their understand and skills to reduce the risk of abuse or neglect to adults who need care and support. Ensure that adults are safeguarded in a way that recognises their choice and control.
• Adhere to the safeguarding and whistle blowing policies at all times.
• Comply with fire procedures and health and safety legislation and work in a safe environment.
• Complete all training as determined by the home.

Your Benefits:

In return for your hard work, dedication and commitment, Wood Care Group provides:

• Competitive pay rates
• Exceptional training and career development
• Proud to Care - Our in house employee recognition scheme
• Uniform provided
• Free onsite car parking and close to local transport links
• First-rate working environment
• Additional shifts available
• Discount club membership across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and many other items!
• Employee of the month
• Long service awards
• Refer a friend scheme - up to £100 per referral
• Overtime rates
• Access to Wage Stream - cash out up to 50% of your earnt wages each week!
• Overtime raffle - chance to win £100 per month!
• Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Program
• My Healthy Advantage App - comprehensive library of resources to help you and support you in life
• Opportunity to take part in exciting trips and activities with our residents

Wood Care Group’s main priority is the welfare and wellbeing of its residents and staff. We also understand the vital importance of having the best staff in place to support this vision. As a Company we have great communication, and we are always looking for ways to improve our Employee’s work life balance.

Please visit our website for videos of what our home is like to work at!