Senior Care Assistant-Bank

Pilgrims' Friend Society; Tendring; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank Holiday pay

Training & development

Career progression

DBS checks paid

Pension scheme

Buddy system

Employee assistance

Job summary

Pilgrims' Friend Society in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, is seeking a Senior Care Assistant on bank shifts. You will lead and support the care team, provide high quality care to residents, assist with personal care, medication administration, and care plans, and promote dignity and independence.

We value empathy, teamwork, and flexible availability to cover shifts and holidays; benefits include pension, training, and staff rewards.

Qualifications

• RQF Health & Social Care Level 2+ required.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as Senior Care Assistant in residential care.
• Willing to lead shifts and take a hands-on role.
• Able to work in a team and provide excellent resident care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to residents.
• Supervise care team during duty, including health, safety, security, and medication administration.
• Assist residents with personal care and hygiene.
• Support residents to eat and drink and maintain independence.
• Know residents to provide comfort and reassurance.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Education

RQF Health & Social Care Level 2+

Job description

Senior Care Assistant-Bank

Could you do a job where you change lives?

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Care Assistant to join our dedicated Care Team in our residential care home for older people in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. See our home here.

Our enthusiastic and motivated care team provides care 24/7 for our residents. The Care Assistant's role is vital in the residential care of older people, promoting their health and well-being on a personal level. Find out more about how we care for our residents: https://youtu.be/Po6md7pq7nI

Luff House offers residential care, dementia care and respite care along with retirement support in a superb, purpose-built environment on the fringes of Frinton-on-Sea. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents are of primary importance to us.

Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w

Responsibilities

• Provide 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 them to 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.

For more details please take a look at the Job Description

About you

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
• You must have either an RQF accreditation in Health & Social care at level 2 or above;
• You have a minimum of 2 years experience working as a Senior Care Assistant in residential care;
• You must be willing to both lead shifts 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.

For more details please take a look at the Person Specification.

Hours

Bank shifts available (to ensure cover for absence, sickness, holidays and relief).

Benefits

• Bank Holiday rates: £17.02 p/h
• Get paid for doing your training!
• Training & development
• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Paid DBS checks
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Assigned buddy
• Ongoing support from management
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Pension scheme
• Care Friends referral
• Medicash
• Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... -

Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.