Senior Care Assistant Night

Bmcare; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Chipping Barnet is seeking a Senior Night Care Assistant to foster a calm atmosphere for residents overnight. This rewarding role involves supervision of staff and ensuring dignified personal care for residents while promoting independence. The position offers tailored training and benefits, focusing on employee wellbeing and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay and enhanced holiday pay

Wellbeing Support Team available

Training opportunities and career progression

Flexible working arrangements

Recognition awards for long service

Qualifications

• Minimum of NVQ 2, working towards NVQ Level 3.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and mentor staff.
• Excellent communication and interaction skills with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regular checks for residents' individual needs throughout the night.
• Support with personal care maintaining residents' independence.
• Lead the team on the floor and manage night documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Player

Education

NVQ Level 2 working towards Level 3

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Night Care Assistant to be accountable for the home and the residents, who will create a calm and secure atmosphere throughout the night. Ensuring regular checks according to each resident’s individual needs, and leading the team on the floor.

Working in care can be challenging, but it’s also one of the most rewarding jobs that you can do. When you join the B&M Care family, our ‘whole home approach’ ensures that you will be supported as part of a caring, compassionate team.

Duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Ensure a walking handover is carried out and that all residents are accounted for at the start and the end of the shift.
• Ensure that all staff contribute to the best of their ability to the efficient running of the home and the creation of the right atmosphere and leading by example.
• Support with the training and development of all staff and supporting the in-house training programme is both implemented and monitored to a high standard.
• Support residents with all aspects of personal care whilst maintaining and promoting independence.
• To ensure the home is safe and secure.
• To ensure regular checks are carried out throughout the night for each resident’s individual needs (in relation to the home’s guidelines and policies).
• To ensure that all night documentation is completed and signed for.
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of all records required to be kept byCQC.

Essential Skills, Characteristics and Experience:

• Minimum of NVQ 2 working towards NVQ Level 3 or above.
• Ability to lead, motivate and mentor staff and to be a team player.
• Communicate and interact effectively with both residents and staff.

Every career opportunity that we offer will provide you with a wealth of benefits, as well as a job that you’re proud of. These benefits have been tailored to support and uplift you in your role. Tailored training opportunities and wellbeing programmes are also designed to prioritise the mental health of everyone who works with us.

Helping you to develop your career and gain new skills is important to us. You’ll be able to grow and excel within our supportive environment, whether or not you have previous experience working in social care. Many of our roles require no previous experience or qualifications, and skills you may have from other jobs will be easily transferable.

We are committed to providing you with:

1

Reward

You will receive competitive rates of pay, enhanced pay rates during holidays, and high street discounts for working in the care sector.

2

Your wellbeing is important to us, so our Wellbeing Support Team will be always available for you, providing opportunities to seek advice, and fun events.

3

Training

We support you with induction and refresher training, as well as many opportunities to gain qualifications in the industry and progress your career.

4

Enjoy an array of benefits including flexible working, and being celebrated through recognition and long service awards.

We understand that your time is valuable, and that great work should always be
recognised and rewarded.

B&M Care is a “family run business for families”. With almost 50 years of experience, and a growing portfolio of care homes, we have a person-centred vision that puts our residents and staff at the forefront of everything we do.

Address

B&M Care, Head Office, Old Town Court 70 Queensway, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5HD