Senior Care Assistant Days (Maternity Leave October 2026)

CountryCourt; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to provide essential support to residents. Responsibilities include aiding emotional well-being, administering medication, and mentoring new staff. The ideal candidate will have experience in care, strong communication skills, and an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care. This position offers competitive pay, annual reviews, and a family-oriented work environment.

Benefits

Annual pay reviews

Bespoke Induction Training Programme

Recommend a Friend bonus scheme

Access to the Blue Light Discount Card

Annual Staff Awards Programme

Qualifications

• Must have experience in leading a team as a Senior Care Assistant.
• Must be able to engage well with residents and families.
• Must be willing to work night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Aiding residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Plan, allocate & supervise the work of the team of care assistants.

Skills

Experience as a Senior Care Assistant

Friendly & caring attitude

Understanding of dementia

Great communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant Maternity Until October 2026

Heartlands Nursing Home in Birmingham B26, Part of The Country Court Family

Hours: Days 33 hours per week, working weekends on rota

Heartlands Nursing Home is one of the leading care homes in Birmingham & we specialise in providing individualised residential, dementia & nursing care that supports residents with their personal needs. Our dedicated team led by the manager help create a warm, homely atmosphere and help create special memories for the residents.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE 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 YOU

Our fantastic staff are at the heart of our homes & provide vital day-to-day support to our residents. Having those care values is vital to share a happy home, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people\'s lives.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Be no stranger to working night shifts
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families
• Have an understanding of people with Dementia
• 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 our family-run business and alongside pension contributions and annual leave, we offer:

• Annual pay reviews.
• A bespoke Induction Training Programme, with ongoing development and access to nationally recognised qualifications*
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
• Access to the Blue Light Discount Card
• Annual Staff Awards Programme, celebrating outstanding contributions across all our Homes

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

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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 overseas 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.