Senior Care Assistant

Prime Life; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay £13.85–£14.92 per hour

Quality Matters learning & progression

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to provide compassionate, patient-centred care at Phoenix Park Care Village in Scunthorpe. You will lead a care team, monitor care plans, and engage with residents to maintain dignity and independence.

The role offers regular shifts across a 7-day week with benefits including funded DBS, a comprehensive holiday pay scheme and a Refer a Friend bonus up to £250 per successful candidate.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is essential.
• Patient, understanding and respectful of residents' abilities.
• Full training and mentoring provided.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and support the care team to ensure high quality of care and service to all residents.
• Ensure care plans are regularly reviewed and evaluated.
• Engage with residents with dignity and respectful communication.
• Administer and record medications as prescribed with accurate monitoring.
• Preserve residents' dignity and independence.
• Encourage residents to achieve the highest possible quality of life.
• Assist residents in daily living discussions and decisions.
• Assist with personal care where necessary.

Skills

Care experience

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

This role will be based at Phoenix Park Care Village, in the heart of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Care Village has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 146 residents, across three buildings on the site. Typically our residents at Phoenix Park live with a range of age related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia and may also require one to one personal support to maintain their daily independence. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Senior Care Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.85 to £14.92 per hour dependent upon qualification level


• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team


• Fully funded DBS


• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care


• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Senior Care Assistant include:

• Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents


• Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care


• Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences


• Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home


• To ensure that each resident’s dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted


• To encourage each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them


• To encourage and assist residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements


• To assist where necessary with each resident’s personal care

What we’re looking for in our Senior Care Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is essential for this role, though prior leadership or supervisory experience is not essential as full training and mentoring is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.