Senior Care Assistant - Nights

CountryCourt; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-run care home in Lincoln as a Senior Care Assistant. You will support residents' emotional and social needs, administer medications, and mentor new staff. Enjoy a rewarding role in a caring environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

28 days holiday (FTE)

Annual pay reviews

Pension contributions

Enhanced bank holiday rates

Ongoing training and development

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Access to the Blue Light Discount Card

Annual Staff Awards Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Understanding of people with Dementia.

Responsibilities

• Aiding residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Plan, allocate & supervise the work of the team of care assistants.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Caring Attitude

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant Nights Neale Court Care Home in Lincoln LN6, Part of The Country Court Family

Hours: Nights 33 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 19:45-08:00)

Neale Court Care home in Lincoln is a welcoming and homely environment for those with a variety of needs. The home is small and cosy, allowing us to create a real family atmosphere friendly and our compassionate staff led by the Manager are on hand 24 hours a day to ensure that they are safe and well looked after.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 3,300+ employees and over 45+ 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 YOUOur fantastic staff are at the heart of our homes & provide vital day-to-day support to our residents. Having those care values is vital to share a happy home, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people's lives.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Be no stranger to working night shifts
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families
• Have an understanding of people with Dementia
• 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.