Senior Care Assistant Full Time days

Prime Life; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Senior Care Assistant to join their dedicated team at a residential home in Blackburn. This role focuses on providing dignified support to residents with various health conditions, ensuring their dignity and independence are preserved. With a commitment to excellent care and a supportive environment, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of residents. Enjoy a great work-life balance with regular shifts and a range of benefits, including competitive hourly pay and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay

Refer a Friend scheme

Access to Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference.
• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support care team to ensure high quality of care.
• Engage with residents in a respectful and dignified manner.
• Administer and record medication accurately.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Medication Administration

Team Leadership

Education

Care Assistant Experience

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

This role will be based at Hawkhurst Residential Home in Blackburn, Lancashire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 26 residents, living with a range of physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Senior Care Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

- Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.30to £14.33per hour dependent upon qualification level

- Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team

- Fully funded DBS

- Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care

- Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

-Access to Blue Light Card

Responsibilities of our Senior Care Assistant include:

- Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents

- Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care

- Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences

- Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home

- To ensure that each resident’s dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted

- To encourage each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them

- To encourage and assist residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements

- To assist where necessary with each resident’s personal care

What we’re looking for in our Senior Care Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is essential for this role, though prior leadership or supervisory experience is not essential as full training and mentoring is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Senior Care Assistant please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!