Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Bo Asian Bistro; Warrington; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Senior Health Care Assistant to join a new team at a state-of-the-art care home. This role offers the opportunity to lead a care team, ensuring high-quality support for residents with complex needs. If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, this is your chance to thrive in a rewarding environment. The company values integrity, teamwork, and personal development, providing a supportive atmosphere for career growth and learning opportunities.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience as a Health Care Assistant is essential.
• Must have a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with personal care and daily activities.
• Lead and motivate a team of care colleagues.
• Ensure high standards of care documentation.

Skills

Caring and understanding

Team leadership

Communication skills

Ability to handle challenging situations

Positive attitude

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care

GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above

Job description

Senior Care Assistant - Nights

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Position: Senior Health Care Assistant

Care home: Woolston House
Location: Woolston, Warrington
Contract type: Full Time, 40 Hours per week (Nights shifts)
Rate: £13.77 per hour

If you’re an experienced Health Care Assistant looking to take your next career step, we have the role for you.

Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with our Nurse in Charge to lead a small Care Team in delivering high-quality care for the people we support.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team, in a state-of-the-art home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark. Join us as our new Senior Health Care Assistant at Woolston House care home in Warrington.

About Exemplar Health Care

Woolston House is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and strokes, Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead our Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents’ day-to-day lives.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

1. Supporting people with their personal care
2. Assisting people at meal times
3. Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
4. Encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
5. Promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect
6. Leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues
7. Ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard.

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

Download our job description to read more: Job Description

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re also:

1. Caring, kind, understanding and calm
2. Able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
3. Energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude
4. A great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport with people
5. Comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to escalate
6. A motivating team leader.

To apply for this role, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification).

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

1. Regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
2. Access to wages before payday
3. Retail and lifestyle discounts
4. Free DBS check
5. 24/7 counselling and support
6. Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.