Senior Support Worker/ Care Assistant (Nights)

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

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Wigan seeks a Senior Support Worker to lead shifts and assist residents with their rehabilitation plans. This role involves supervising staff and providing quality care in a supportive environment. Full-time night shifts are available, with progression opportunities and paid training offered. Applicants must have prior care experience and the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Free parking

Supportive team environment

Company pension contributions

Competitive wages

Progression opportunities with paid training

Paid Care Home Assistant Practitioner course

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and supervise junior staff across the site.
• Dispense medications and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support people living in the home with their rehabilitation plans and care plans.
• Assist residents to access the community and participate in trips.
• Work with a team of support workers, nurses, clinical leads, and the home manager.
• Take part in professional development.

Job description

Overview

Berkeley Gardens Specialist Care Home, Ellesmere Road, Pemberton, Wigan WN5 9LA.

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

Role

We are looking for Senior Support Workers to join our Berkeley Gardens care home in Pemberton, Wigan. Berkeley Gardens is a specialist care home which provides person-centred, rehabilitative care services for people aged 18 years and above who may have mental health, complex needs and/or acquired brain injury. The job role is varied and includes leading shifts, supervising junior staff, dispensing medications, maintaining documentation, and ensuring residents have an excellent quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and supervise junior staff across the site.
• Dispense medications and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support people living in the home with their rehabilitation plans and care plans.
• Assist residents to access the community and participate in trips; contribute to a supportive environment that enables staff to complete their roles.
• Work with a team of support workers, nurses, clinical leads and the home manager.
• Take part in professional development; external Care Home Assistant Practitioner courses are available to senior staff.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Previous care experience is required.
• We are recruiting for full-time Night Shifts, to include alternate weekends. Hours/shifts to be confirmed at interview.
• We do not have a licence to recruit people from outside the United Kingdom. Please do not apply if you live outside the UK or do not have permission to work in the UK.

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