Senior Care Assistant

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd; Sandwell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization in Sandwell is looking for a caring and empathetic Senior Care Professional. In this role, you will enhance the well-being of individuals by delivering high-quality care services. Responsibilities include planning care worker schedules, conducting assessments, and supervising care staff. Ideal candidates will have experience with service users and be eager to engage in training. This position offers competitive pay and various benefits, including flexible hours and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Death in Service Payment

Well-being Platform

28 days annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a friend scheme

Flexible hours

Paid training

Progression opportunities

In-house app access

Work for the largest care company in the UK!

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing individual service users at home or other settings.
• Ability to engage and work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
• Must pass DBS screening.

Responsibilities

• Plan effective care worker rotas with Care Coordinators.
• Carry out regular reviews of individual services.
• Shadow new care workers in the field.

Skills

Experience with risk and needs assessments

Working with service users and healthcare professionals

Patience and compassion

Interest in vocational training

Initiative and autonomy

Job description

At CCH Group, we’re more than a care provider – we’re a passionate community dedicated to driving the sector to new heights with a history of doing so. Founded in 2009, we’ve grown into the nation’s largest care company, with over 260 locations and 14,000 care professionals delivering 1.5 million hours of care each month across the UK.

Job Description

Pay Rate -£13.00 per hour

Location -Sandwell area

A driving licence and own transport is essential for this role

CCH is in search of a caring and empathetic Senior Care Professional to provide dedicated support to the local people of Sandwell.

As a Senior Care Assistant you will support the delivery of the highest quality care support services by carrying out a range of functions in the field, including the assessment and review of individual services and the practical supervision, instruction and support of care professionals.

As an integral member of CCH, you’ll play a vital role in enhancing the well‑being and quality of life of each individual under your care.

Your responsibilities will include

• Planning –Working with Care Coordinators to support the planning of realistic, effective care worker rotas, with due regard for the particular needs of the individual and the particular skills and attributes of the worker
• Reviews–Carrying out regular reviews of individual services, including repeated and renewed needs and risk assessments
• Participate–Participate as required in multi-disciplinary review of service users’ needs.
• Shadow -Shadow new care workers in the field to ensure their competence
• Observation–Carry out the on-site observation and evaluation of care worker practice as part of routine supervision, in response to particular performance concerns, or as otherwise directed.

The Successful Senior Care Assistant will be expected to spend the majority of their working time in the community carrying out their primary functions, but their role will typically also entail a certain amount of office-based administrative work.

If you’re ready to embark on a rewarding journey where every interaction counts, join us in creating a warm and supportive environment with our clients.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring to the team

• Experience in carrying out initial risk and needs assessments in respect of individual service users, either in the service user’s home or, where required, in other settings such as hospitals or residential/nursing homes
• Experience of working in partnership with service users, their family, carers, advocates, healthcare professionals and others to ensure the seamless delivery of holistic packages of individual care support.
• Demonstrates a sincere interest in working with our specific client group
• Successfully passed DBS screening
• Patience, compassion & a positive attitude at all times
• Demonstrate eagerness to engage in vocational training programs, continually enhancing skills and knowledge
• Display initiative and autonomy

Additional Information

• Enhanced occupationalmaternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupationalpaternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits andWell-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave(pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme– earn £300 per referral!
• Blue Light Cardeligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
• Flexible hours, part and full time available
• Local work and paid mileage
• Paid training– online and face to face
• Self-development– progression opportunities
• Access to ourin-house app
• Work for thelargest care companyin the UK!
• Book an interview at atime and date to suit you!