Senior Care Assistant - Lead & Mentor in Elder Care Home

Excelcare Holdings; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday including bank

Free on-site parking

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Annual salary review

Refer a Friend Scheme £500

DBS paid by Excelcare

Funded qualifications

Paid uniform

Employee of the month

Job summary

Excelcare Holdings in Huntingdon is seeking a Bank Senior Care Assistant at Hunters Down Care Home. You will support residents with physical, emotional and social needs and mentor a team to ensure outstanding care.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will work day and night shifts, support independence, dignity and respect, and develop person-centred care plans and risk assessments. In return you will receive 28 days of holiday, free on-site parking, enhanced bank holiday pay, annual salary

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience as a Care Assistant or Senior Care Assistant with an NVQ 2/3 qualification in Health and Social Care OR three years’ experience without an NVQ.
• Experience in a nursing or care home OR as a home care worker.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks – Care Quality Commission (CQC).
• Knowledge and practice of working with people suffering with dementia is desirable.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be working alongside and mentoring a team of Care Assistants to ensure that outstanding care is delivered at all times.
• You would be reporting to the Home Manager and work directly with the ancillary teams and other Senior Care Assistants within the home.
• You will be engaging in meaningful activities with the people living in our care home as well as always promoting independence, choice, dignity, and respect
• Your involvement with creating person-centred care plans and risk assessments will be key to the successful delivery of outstanding care and regular updates and reviews will be required

Job description

Excelcare Holdings in Huntingdon is seeking a Bank Senior Care Assistant at Hunters Down Care Home. You will support residents with physical, emotional and social needs and mentor a team to ensure outstanding care.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will work day and night shifts, support independence, dignity and respect, and develop person-centred care plans and risk assessments. In return you will receive 28 days of holiday, free on-site parking, enhanced bank holiday pay, annual salary