Senior Care Assistant - Bank

Pilgrims' Friend Society; Worthing; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Worthing is seeking an experienced care assistant to join their dedicated team. This role involves providing high-quality care, supervising staff, and ensuring residents live fulfilled and dignified lives. Candidates should have an NVQ or QCF at level 2 or above and experience in a similar role.

Benefits

5.6 weeks holiday including bank holidays

Career development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Ongoing support from management

Team events

Employee assistance programme

Long-standing service rewards

Birthday rewards

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Senior Care Assistant in residential care.
• Capable of leading shifts and taking a hands-on role.
• Enjoys working with older people.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to residents.
• Supervise all staff on the Care Team during shifts.
• Ensure residents' care plans are up-to-date.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

NVQ or QCF accreditation in Health & Social care at level 2 or above

Job description

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Are you looking to work and lead a dynamic team? If yes, apply now!

Koinonia Christian Care Home is looking for an experienced care assistant to support and lead our dedicated and friendly team, caring for our vulnerable Christian residents.

Koinonia is based in Worthing, West Sussex. and offers accommodation to 38 residents including those living with dementia. View our stunning home here.

Our vision is to empower our residents to live fulfilled lives and flourish in later years.

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 NVQ or QCF accreditation in Health & Social care at level 2 or above;
• You have a minimum of 2 years of 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

• 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holiday
• 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
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Care Friends referral
• Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

What our staff say about working at Koinonia Christian Care Home..."helping our family members and performing the best in my role" ... -

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested