Senior Care Assistant - Bank

Pilgrim's; Low Moresby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumbria Emmaus House Care Home is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join their care team on a 36-hour contract. The role focuses on providing compassionate, high-quality care to older residents in a Christian-oriented home.

You will supervise staff, assist with personal care, meals, and daily activities, and support residents to stay independent within a supportive community. Experience in residential care and a Level 3 health and social care qualification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience in residential settings.
• Experience leading care staff and shifts.
• Demonstrates empathy and compassionate approach to residents.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality, professional service of care to residents.
• Supervise care team during duty period and ensure safety and security; may administer medications.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and daily activities.
• Support residents to eat and drink and maintain independence.
• Get to know residents to provide reassurance and tailored support.
• Ensure care plans are up-to-date and followed.
• Treat residents with dignity and respect at all times.
• Assist in end-of-life care as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager within capabilities.

Skills

Care experience

Empathy

Team leadership

Shift leadership

Education

RQF Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Location: On site / Walkmill Cl, Moresby Parks, Whitehaven CA28 8XR, UK
job type: Permanent / Full or part-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Healthcare Assistants
HourlyFixed salary:£ 13.47

Senior Care Assistants

Could you do a job where you change lives?

Do you have care experience?

We are currently looking to appoint a compassionate and committed Senior Care Assistant to join our dynamic Care Team at Cumbria Emmaus House Care Home. See our beautiful home here.

The Senior Care Assistant role is vital inresidential care of the older people, promoting their health and well-being on a personal level.

Each of our homes and schemes are rooted in the Christian faith that expresses God's love through compassion and care. Our Christian background is at the heart of both our values and actions to ensure that the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs are met to all residents.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Supervise all staff on the Care Team during your period of duty (including among other responsibilities: taking responsibility for Health, Safety and Security; administering medications to residents; arranging cover for staff who are absent through sickness; etc).
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Supervise the care and well-being of our residents.
• Ensure residents'care plans are up-to-date.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage themto be part of the community within the home.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs and treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Assist in the care at end of life.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, you are required to perform other duties assigned by your manager from time to time that are within your capabilities.
• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
• You will preferably have a RQF accreditation in Health &Social care at level 3 or above;
• You haveexperience working as a Senior CareAssistant in residential care;
• You must be willing to both leadshifts and take a hands on role as required; and
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our residents.

As a member of our Care Team, we require you to have previous care experience.

Shifts: 36 hour contract, Shifts are 7am - 7pm, 7pm-7am

• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Ongoing support from management
• Guaranteed hours
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Employee assistance programme
• Team events
• Recommend a Friend Scheme