Senior Care Assistant -Nights

CountryCourt; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-run business that values its staff and residents! As a Senior Care Assistant, you'll play a vital role in enhancing the lives of our residents at Ferrars Hall Care Home. Your responsibilities will include providing emotional support, administering medications, and mentoring new team members. With a commitment to 5-star care, we offer a supportive environment where your contributions are genuinely valued. Enjoy a range of benefits, including generous holiday, ongoing training, and a rewarding career in a nurturing setting. If you're passionate about making a difference, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

28 days holiday (FTE)

Annual pay reviews

Pension contributions

Induction training programmes

Ongoing training and development

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Access to Blue Light Discount Card

Annual Staff Awards Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant and leading a team.
• Friendly and caring attitude with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Aiding residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Administering medications and supporting residents at meal times.
• Mentoring new employees and supervising care assistants.

Skills

Team Leadership

Medication Administration

Communication Skills

Emotional Support

Care Plan Implementation

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant- Nights - Required at Ferrars Hall Care Home in Huntingdon, Part of The Country Court Family

Hours: Nights, 45 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 18:45 - 07:00)

Ferrars Hall Care Home in Huntingdon provides residential and specialist dementia care in luxurious & beautiful surroundings. The amazing staff led by Susan the Manager provide a safe, supportive & sociable environment for the residents to live in.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT FAMILY
We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 2,800+ employees and over 40 care homes. We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

Within your role as a Senior Care Assistant, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Aiding residents emotional well-being and social needs
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Supporting residents at meals time
• Mentor & assist new employees.
• Implement, monitor and review care plans to meet residents specific needs.
• Plan, allocate & supervise the work of the team of care assistants

*This is not intended as an exhaustive description of duties, please see the job description for full details.

ABOUT YOUWe want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You'll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Experience of administrating medication
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care or willing to work towards this.
• Great communication skills, both written & verbal.

IN RETURN

You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
• Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Senior Care Assistant Role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting overseas applications for sponsorship.

You may have experience as

Senior Carer, dementia, Alzheimer's, older people, nursing, nurse, senior care assistant, SCA, leadership, NVQ level 2, NVQ Level 3, Nurse Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Senior Care Worker, Senior Support, team leader.