Senior Care Assistant

Hartford Care; Swindon; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable care facility is seeking a Day Senior Care Assistant to provide individualized care and support to residents while leading a team. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience and an L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits include paid breaks, free meals, life insurance, and an attractive bonus.

Benefits

Paid Breaks

Free meals on shift

Annual pay reviews

Life Insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Free DBS Check

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Care Assistant in residential care.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems.
• A flexible approach to working hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, individualised care and support to residents.
• Supervise and lead the shift and team members.
• Assist residents with daily activities and ensure their dignity.

Skills

Communication

Team leading

Organisational skills

Education

L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care

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This position will include an additional £2,000 attraction payment which will be paid as £1000.00 on joining and £1000.00 on completion of the probationary period. This will only be valid for direct applications not through an agency. T&C's apply.

Employment Type:Day Shifts / 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, 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?

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

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.