Senior Care Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the care sector is seeking a Day Senior Care Assistant to provide high-quality care to residents. In this rewarding role, you will supervise staff, promote residents' dignity and independence, and ensure a caring atmosphere. Ideal candidates will have a compassionate nature and relevant qualifications, including an L3 NVQ in Health and Social Care.

Benefits

Paid Breaks

Free meals on shift

Annual pay reviews

Life Insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Recruitment referral fee

Free DBS Check

Salary sacrifice schemes

Access to Wagestream

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Care Assistant in residential care.
• Completed an L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, individualised care and support to residents.
• Supervise and lead the shift and team members.
• Ensure a caring atmosphere and assist residents with daily activities.

Skills

Team leading

Delegation

Organisational skills

Compassionate nature

Excellent communication

IT skills

Education

L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care

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As a Day Senior Care Assistant, you will provide high quality, individualised care and support to residents during the day time, promoting each person’s privacy, dignity and independence, be responsible for supervising and leading the shift and team members, and working together as a team to create a happy and caring atmosphere.

Whether you are carrying out a direct observation on a care assistant who is assisting someone to eat their lunch, checking that a resident’s activities log has been completed, giving a detailed handover to the team on the next shift, or assisting a resident to get dressed in the morning, you will do so with care at the heart of everything you do.

• Do you want to make a difference to someone's life and feel a sense of purpose in an extremely rewarding role?
• Do you have good team leading, delegation and organisational skills?
• Have you completed, or are you currently undertaking your L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care?
• Are you caring, warm and understanding?
• Are you spontaneous, patient, flexible and have a good sense of humour?
• Do you strongly believe in the values ofCreating Communities, Caring for Each Other and Celebrating Individuality?

If your answer is yes to all these questions, why not join our Hartford Care family?

Why work for us?

• Paid Breaks (worth circa. 70p per hour based on a 12 hour shift)
• Free meals on shift in care homes
• Annual pay reviews
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Recruitment referral fee
• Free DBS Check and NMC PIN cost reimbursed
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to Wagestream – access to earned wages before payday and schemes to help you save.

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Requirements

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Care Assistant in residential care
• Completed an L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care
• A compassionate and caring nature
• Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems
• Ability to lead and motivate staff members
• Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• A flexible approach to working hour

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.