Senior Support Worker/Care Assistant (Nights)

Cuerden Care; Horwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care provider in Horwich, England, is seeking Senior Support Workers to enhance the lives of residents in their care home, Swallowfield Gardens. The role involves leading shifts, supervising junior staff, and providing medication management in a collaborative team environment. Candidates should possess relevant care experience and commitment to high staffing standards. The position includes full-time night shifts, competitive pay, and opportunities for further training and progression.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Free parking

Supportive team environment

Strong highly staffed team

Company pension contributions

Competitive wages

Progression opportunities with paid training

Paid Care Home Assistant Practitioner course

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is required.
• Ability to support people with rehabilitation and care plans.
• Commitment to a supportive environment and high staffing standards.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medications responsibly.
• Lead shifts effectively.
• Supervise junior staff to ensure quality care.
• Document care and maintain care plans.
• Ensure quality of life for residents.
• Support staff during community trips.
• Collaborate with a skilled team including nurses and managers.

Job description

*** Please Note: Cuerden Care are unable to offer Sponsorships ***

Swallowfield Gardens, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton. Tel: [phone]

Are you someone who wants to work in an environment that you can make a difference to someone’s life?

We are looking for Senior Support Workers to join our Specialist Care Home Swallowfield Gardens.

We provide person centred, rehabilitative care services for people aged 18 years and above who may have mental health, complex needs and/or acquired brain injury and we are looking for people to work in senior positions over the site.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing of medications
• Leading a shift
• Supervision of junior staff
• Documentation of care and care plans
• Ensuring the people living in our service have an excellent quality of life
• Supporting staff to access community trips and quality time with the team
• Working with a highly staffed team of support workers, nurses, clinical leads and home manager

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is required for this position
• Ability to support people living in the home with rehabilitation and care plans
• Commitment to a supportive environment and high staffing standards

Company benefits

• Flexible working patterns
• Free parking
• Supportive team environment
• Strong highly staffed team
• Company pension contributions
• Competitive wages
• Progression opportunities with paid training
• Paid Care Home Assistant Practitioner course

The company offers external Care Home Assistant Practitioner courses to senior support staff, that you will be able to join to increase your skills as a senior member of staff.

We are recruiting for full time night shifts, 3-4 nights a week. Alternate weekends are required. Night shifts are 7.45pm‑8.15am.

*** We do not have a licence to recruit people from outside the United Kingdom. Please do not apply if you live outside the UK and do not have permission to work in the UK. ***