Senior Care Assistant — Lead Care & Team Development

Holmes Care Group; Bathgate; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pay rates + Bank holiday enh

SSSC registration fees paid for (ScotI

Company pension scheme

Disclosure and Barring Service/PVG - (

Refer a Friend Scheme paying up to £5

Blue Light Card Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health Provider

Exclusive Online Retail Discounts and

Discounted Health Club memberships

Access to training and development

Staff Appreciation Week

National Care Awards

Job summary

Holmes Care Group is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant at Heatherfield to provide compassionate daily care for residents and support the care team. You will help create a warm, respectful environment and contribute to excellent service delivery.

The role requires SVQ Level 3 and a commitment to high standards of well-being, safety, and family communication. Excellent training, pension benefits, and staff recognition programs are available.

Qualifications

• SVQ Level 3 qualification required.
• Experience in delivering high-quality resident care is essential.
• Strong communication with residents, families and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Providing excellent care and support to residents.
• Supervising and motivating all Care Assistants and functioning efficiently as a team member.
• Assisting residents in all aspects of their care needs, e.g. physical, emotional and spiritual.
• Providing support and guidance to family members.
• Assisting the trained Nurses and Unit Managers to lead and develop staff members.
• Engaging in day to day activities and providing companionship to residents.
• Maintaining good communication and developing effective working relationships with other team members.
• Report on the wellbeing of residents and liaise with GP's and support Managers.

Skills

Supervising staff

Resident care

Teamwork

Communication

Education

SVQ Level 3

Job description

Holmes Care Group is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant at Heatherfield to provide compassionate daily care for residents and support the care team. You will help create a warm, respectful environment and contribute to excellent service delivery.

The role requires SVQ Level 3 and a commitment to high standards of well-being, safety, and family communication. Excellent training, pension benefits, and staff recognition programs are available.