Senior Care Assistant -Days

CountryCourt; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the care sector is seeking a compassionate and proactive Senior Care Assistant to join their dedicated team. In this rewarding role, you'll make a significant impact on residents' lives by providing emotional support, administering medications, and mentoring new staff. With a commitment to creating a person-centered environment, you'll thrive in a supportive atmosphere that values your contributions. Enjoy generous benefits, including annual pay reviews and a bespoke training program, as you embark on a fulfilling career in a family-run business that truly cares about its employees and residents.

Benefits

28 days holiday (FTE)

Annual pay reviews

Pension contributions

Enhanced bank holiday rates

Ongoing training and development

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Annual Staff Awards Programme

Access to Blue Light Discount Card

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant with team leading skills.
• Proactive and caring attitude towards residents and their families.

Responsibilities

• Aid residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Administer and monitor medications for residents.
• Plan and supervise the work of the care assistant team.

Skills

Team Leadership

Medication Administration

Communication Skills

Emotional Support

Engagement with Residents

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant- Days - - Oakview Lodge, Welwyn Garden City, Part of The Country Court Family

Hours: Days 33.75 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 0 7:45- 20:00 )

Oakview Lodge Nursing Home provides family-led nursing, residential and dementia care in a quiet area of the beautiful Welwyn Garden City. Situated on the site of the old Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the friendly and compassionate care team delivers outstanding, personalised care to residents with a range of needs.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT FAMILY
We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 3,300+ employees and over 45 care homes. We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

Within your role as a Senior Care Assistant, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Aiding residents emotional well-being and social needs
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Supporting residents at meals time
• Mentor & assist new employees.
• Implement, monitor and review care plans to meet residents specific needs.
• Plan, allocate & supervise the work of the team of care assistants

*This is not intended as an exhaustive description of duties, please see the job description for full details.

ABOUT YOUWe want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You'll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Experience of administrating medication
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care or willing to work towards this.
• Great communication skills, both written & verbal.

IN RETURN

You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
• Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Senior Care Assistant Role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.

You may have experience as

Senior Carer, dementia, Alzheimer's, older people, nursing, nurse, senior care assistant, SCA, leadership, NVQ level 2, NVQ Level 3, Nurse Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Senior Care Worker, Senior Support, team leader.