Senior Care Assistant (Days)

Hartford Care Ltd; Alton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attraction payment £2,000

Job summary

Hartford Care Ltd in Belford House, Alton is seeking a Day Senior Care Assistant to provide high quality daytime care, promote each resident’s privacy, dignity and independence, and supervise the shift and team members.

You will support residents with meals, activities and personal care, lead handovers, and work with the team to create a warm, caring atmosphere focused on outstanding compassionate care.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Care Assistant in residential care.
• Completed an L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care
• 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
• Flexible approach to working hours

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality daytime care and support to residents, promoting privacy, dignity and independence.
• Supervise the shift and lead the team to ensure smooth handovers and care delivery.
• Assist residents with meals, activities and personal care as needed.
• Maintain a warm, caring atmosphere and effective communication with residents, families and colleagues.

Skills

Team leading

Delegation

Organisational skills

Communication skills

IT systems

Motivate staff

Education

L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Employment Type: Full-time & Part-time hours available
Location: Belford House - Four Marks, Alton (GU34 5AH)

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.

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

Essential:

• 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

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.