Senior Care Assistant - Days

Glenholme Healthcare Ltd; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to enhance residents' lives with dignity and respect. This role involves supervising care staff, administering medication, and developing care plans, promoting independence and making meaningful connections with residents. Join our commitment to quality care with a generous benefits package.

Benefits

Hastee Pay

29 holidays plus bonus holidays

Quarterly Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension and life assurance cover

Free Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care, ideally pursuing Level 3.
• Compassionate, patient, and reliable.
• Ability to administer medication with training.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents to maintain dignity and feel valued.
• Supervise care staff and manage medication.
• Develop care plans and involve families in care.

Skills

Leadership and supervision skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Compassionate

Patient

Reliable

Understanding of safeguarding

Health & safety procedures understanding

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Working towards Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Salary: £13.25 per hour, a wide range of benefits and perks

Location: Glenholme Healthcare, Bispham, FY2 0FN

Do you have a big smile? That can make a person's face light up.

Do you have great listening skills? To listen to a lifetime's worth of stories.

Can you think on your feet? Each day is varied. It helps to be light on your feet as often our residents enjoy a dance.

Do you have patience and a sense of humor? Working as a care assistant isn't always the easiest job, but we promise that it will be one of the most rewarding.

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Benefits and perks as a Senior Care Assistant:

• Hastee Pay – withdraw up to 40% of your earned salary before payday as when you want
• 29 holidays (including your birthday off) plus the length of service bonus holidays (Up to 5 bonus days)
• Quarterly Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution and service performance-related bonuses
• Automatic entry into our Employee Assistance Programme offering: Personal and everyday advice on child support, financial advice, mental health, and health & wellbeing
• You'll also receive our pension, life assurance cover & cycle2work scheme
• Free Blue Light Card

What you will do as a Senior Care Assistant:

We are looking for passionate and hardworking senior carers to assist our residents in enjoying a fulfilling and meaningful life, maintaining their dignity, and helping them feel like valued members of society. You will be promoting independence, choice, and inclusion. The role includes supervising care staff, from the provision of support for day-to-day activities of daily living to full physical and psychological care for people at the end of their lives. You will also assist people to take their medication, develop and update care plans, lead a team of staff, and work with families to ensure they feel involved and part of the Glenholme family.

Essential Skills and Experience as a Senior Care Assistant:

• Minimum of a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), ideally working towards your Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership and supervision skills.
  
• Ability to administer medication (if required, often with relevant training).
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  
• Compassionate, patient, and reliable.
  
• Good understanding of safeguarding and health & safety procedures.

At Glenholme, our core values allow our staff and service users to thrive. We believe in treating individuals, their families and our staff with respect and dignity while placing a high value on equality, equity and diversity.

This job requires an Enhanced DBS to be carried out.

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Created on 29/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom