Senior Care Assistant -Nights

CountryCourt; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a family-run business dedicated to providing exceptional care as a Senior Care Assistant. In this rewarding role, you'll support residents' emotional and social needs, administer medications, and mentor new team members. With a focus on person-centered care, you'll play a vital part in enhancing the lives of those you care for. This innovative firm offers a supportive environment with ongoing training and development, ensuring you are empowered and valued as part of a compassionate team. If you're passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days holiday (FTE)

Annual pay reviews

Pension contributions

Enhanced bank holiday rates

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 leading a team.
• Friendly and caring attitude with great communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Aiding residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Administering and monitoring medications to residents.
• Mentoring and assisting new employees.

Skills

Team Leadership

Medication Administration

Communication Skills

Emotional Support

Engagement with Residents

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant - Nights - Oakview Lodge, Welwyn Garden City, Part of The Country Court Family

Hours: Nights 33.75 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 19:45 - 08:00)

Oakview Lodge Nursing Home provides family-led nursing, residential, and dementia care in a quiet area of the beautiful Welwyn Garden City. Situated on the site of the old Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the friendly and compassionate care team delivers outstanding, personalised care to residents with a range of needs.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT 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 meal times.
• Mentoring & assisting new employees.
• Implementing, monitoring, and reviewing care plans to meet residents' specific needs.
• Planning, allocating & supervising 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 YOU

We want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us in creating 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 in administering 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 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.