Senior Care Assistant

Wellburn Care Homes; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent rates of pay

Wellbeing initiatives

Home and Tech Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Shining Star Awards

£500 refer a friend scheme

Staff Lottery

Birthday wishes – prize draw eachmonth

Job summary

Wellburn Care Homes is seeking a proactive Team Leader to work with the Home Manager and support staff in delivering high‑quality care to residents. You will lead a care team, ensure up‑to‑date care plans, and oversee medication administration, storage and recording. You will mentor Care Assistants and safeguard welfare, with DBS checks completed as part of safeguarding policy.

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Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a care home.
• Ability to support residents' needs and manage care plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead top-quality resident care and support within the team.
• Ensure care plans are up to date and medication is administered, stored and recorded correctly.
• Mentor and supervise Care Assistants to deliver high standards of care.

Job description

*Currently, we are only able to consider applications from individuals who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

As well as working alongside a dedicated team, working at Wellburn also brings extra benefits including:

• Excellent rates of pay
• Ongoing wellbeing and mental health initiatives
• Home and Tech Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Shining Star Awards – to recognise staff who go above and beyond
• £500 refer a friend scheme*
• Staff Lottery
• Birthday wishes – prize draw each month to have your birthday off.

*subject to terms

A little bit about us:

Here at Wellburn, our lovely family run business operates a little differently to a lot of other businesses. We don’t hire robots. We hire people. Everyone is different, and we love that. Our recruitment policy is as much to do with personality as it is about qualifications. We are commited to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.We need you to be part of the team. Part of the family.

About the role:

Working in partnership with the Home Manager, Team Leader’s play an important role in the smooth running of our homes. Team Leaders provide top quality care to our residents and great leadership within their team. We are looking for hard working, dedicated lovely people who will go the extra mile to ensure our homes run to a high standard.

It’s not always glamourous, but it’s one of the most rewarding jobs out there. Our Team Leaders help improve the lives of our residents by ensuring their needs are met, care plans are up to date and medication is administered, stored and recorded correctly. As well as ensuring our residents are happy and looked after, our Team Leaders also take care of our Care Assistants, making sure they are delivering the best standard of care possible.

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This role is subject to a full enhanced DBS check, in line with Wellburn Care Homes Safeguarding Policy.