Senior Care Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Day Senior Care Assistant to join its compassionate team. This rewarding role involves providing personalized care and support to residents, ensuring their dignity and independence. You will lead a team, fostering a caring atmosphere while performing various tasks such as supervising care assistants and assisting residents with daily activities. If you have a caring nature, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to making a difference in people's lives, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a family-oriented organization that values community and individuality.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as a Care Assistant in residential care.
• Completed L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, individualized care and support to residents.
• Supervise and lead the shift and team members.

Skills

Team Leadership

Delegation

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Compassionate Nature

IT Systems Proficiency

Education

L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

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Employment Type: Days / Full-Time or Part-Time Available

The Role

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. You will 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 of Creating Communities, Caring for Each Other and Celebrating Individuality?

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

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 hours

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