Senior Care Assistant (Nights)

Mariposa Care Group; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£500 recognition payments in firstyear

Fully funded training and quals

Annual pay reviews

Private healthcare

Job summary

Sovereign Lodge in Eastbourne is seeking an experienced Senior Carer to join the night team and support residents in living happy, healthy, and independent lives. You will combine hands-on care with supervisory duties, mentoring colleagues to be their best while maintaining dignity and privacy.

The role requires a Health and Social Care Level 3 qualification, leadership experience, and good English and numeracy.

Qualifications

• Health and Social Care Level 3 qualification.
• Experience supervising a care team.
• Good English and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise your team to ensure confidence and skill in every part of their role.
• Support residents with personal care needs while maintaining dignity and privacy.
• Ensure each resident has a comprehensive, up-to-date care plan.
• Dispense medications with accuracy and keep detailed records.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Caregiving

English skills

Numeracy skills

Education

Level 3 Care Qualification

Job description

Qualifications: Health and social care qualification – Adult Social Care Level 3

Plus enjoy lots of great benefits when you join the Mariposa Care family.

Looking for your next step in care? Join our amazing team and lead the way!

At Sovereign Lodge, we’re searching for an experienced Senior Care Assistant to join our nightteam and support our residents in living happy, healthy and independent lives. If you’ve got experience in care and have previously helped to supervise a team, this could be the perfect role for you. You’ll also need a Health and Social Care qualification (Level 3) so if you’re caring, organised and ready to step into a senior role at Mariposa Care, we’d love to hear from you!

What’s the job about?

As a Senior Carer, you’ll combine hands-on care with supervisoryduties. It’s all about ensuring that every resident receives the very best care while mentoring and supporting your colleagues to be their best. Here’s a flavour of what you’ll be doing:

Supervising your team so they’re confident and skilled in every part of their role.

Supporting residents with a range of personal care needs, while making sure dignity, respect and privacy are always maintained.

Ensuring every resident has a comprehensive and up-to-date care plan that reflects their needs.

Dispensing medication with accuracy and care, keeping detailed records as you go.

We know how important our Senior Carers are, so we make sure you feel appreciated and supported. Here’s what we offer:

£500 in recognition payments during your first year with us

Fully funded training and qualifications

Annual pay reviews

Private healthcare options to help with costs like dental or optical treatments

A caring, supportive workplace where you can thrive

Our recruitment process

If you’re offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.

At Mariposa Care, we’re committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary – this role is also known as senior carer, senior healthcare assistant, senior support worker, social care.