Senior Care Assistant - Part Time

Prime Life; Scunthorpe; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Senior Care Assistant to join their dedicated team at a well-designed care village. This role focuses on providing dignified support to residents with various health conditions, including dementia. You will lead a caring team, ensuring high-quality service while fostering independence and dignity among residents. With a strong commitment to community and care, this position offers a rewarding experience with opportunities for personal and professional growth. If you have a genuine desire to make a difference and possess the necessary experience, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Hourly pay rates from £12.47 to £13.43

Opportunities for learning and progression

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference for residents.
• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support your care team ensuring high quality of care.
• Administer and record medication accurately for residents.
• Encourage residents to achieve the highest possible quality of life.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding

Communication skills

Education

Experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

This role will be based at Phoenix Park Care Village, in the heart of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Care Village has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 146 residents, across three buildings on the site. Typically our residents at Phoenix Park live with a range of age related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia and may also require one to one personal support to maintain their daily independence. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our residents’ individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Senior Care Assistant:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer a range of excellent benefits including:

1. Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.47 to £13.43 per hour dependent upon qualification level
2. Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
3. Fully funded DBS
4. Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
5. Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Senior Care Assistant include:

1. Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents
2. Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed with continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care
3. Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences
4. Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home
5. Ensuring that each resident’s dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted
6. Encouraging each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them
7. Assisting residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements
8. Assisting where necessary with each resident’s personal care

What we’re looking for in our Senior Care Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker is essential for this role, though prior leadership or supervisory experience is not essential as full training and mentoring is provided. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our residents’ individual abilities.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Senior Care Assistant, please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!