Senior Care Assistants - Various Shifts

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Newthorpe; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Service Recruitment Limited is seeking several Senior Care Assistants for care homes around Nottingham. The role requires high-level personal care, strict safety and medication handling, and strong communication with the care team to support residents.

Responsibilities include assisting with activities, respecting privacy, and occasional light housekeeping. Shift times vary, with options for days and afternoons. DBS and training are prerequisites, with sponsorship not offered.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS Certificate.
• Up-to-date mandatory training in Infection Control, Safeguarding, Moving and Handling and Health and Safety.
• Minimum of 1 year experience as Senior Care Assistant.
• Two-year referenceable work history.
• A bubbly and outgoing personality with a genuine passion for residents' well-being.
• Medication training and experience is desirable but not essential.
• Please note that sponsorships are not offered.

Responsibilities

• Providing the highest level of personal care and attention to service users, following care plans, with polite, friendly, warm and supportive contact.
• Ensuring adherence to Health and Safety, including COSHH, Food Hygiene and Infection control.
• Administering medication to service users and maintaining accurate records.
• Liaising with other care professionals regarding residents' care needs.
• Respecting and maintaining confidentiality of residents' personal information and any incidents.
• Encouraging and supporting residents to participate in leisure activities and escorting to outside appointments and outings.
• Undertaking light cleaning duties to keep the home clean, pleasant and welcoming.

Education

Enhanced DBS Certificate

Job description

I am looking for several Senior Care Assistants within the Nottingham Area to start work immediately.

We need an experienced Senior Care Assistant that will be able to assist an existing team within homes based around Nottingham.

You will be expected to carry out the following key responsibilities:

• Providing the highest level of personal care and attention to the service users, following care plans carefully whilst ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive.
• Ensuring adherence to all aspects of Health and Safety including COSSH, Food Hygiene and Infection control.
• Administering medication to service users, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.
• To liaise with other care professionals relating to the care needs of the residents.
• To always respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur during the day.
• Encourage, assist and support service users to participate in leisure activities, ensuring their social and emotional needs are met. This also includes escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.
• Responsible for undertaking light cleaning duties as needed and ensuring that the Home is kept clean, pleasant and welcoming always.

To be a suitable for this position you must have:

• An Enhanced DBS Certificate on the update service or the facilities to be able to pay for one upfront at the cost of £49.50
• Up to date mandatory training certificates in Infection Control, Safeguarding, Moving and Handling and Health and Safety
• A minimum of 1 years’ experience working as a Senior Care Assistant.
• A two year referenceable work history
• A bubbly and outgoing personality and a true passion to make the lives of those under your care as fulfilling as possible.
• Medication Training and experience is desirable but not essential.
• Please note that we do not offer sponsorships

This is an ongoing role that has the potential to become permanent for successful candidates.

Shift times are:

• Days – 0645 to 1415
• Afternoons 1400 to 2215.

There is also weekend and bank holiday shifts available on request.

You will be paid £14.00 to £15.00 per hour, depending on the hours worked

You will accrue up to 28 days holiday pay for time served.