Team Leader Nights

Springcare Care Homes Ltd; Whitchurch; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading care homes provider is seeking a Senior Care Assistant for Yockleton Grange. The role involves providing quality care to residents, supporting personal care, and leading a team within a nurturing environment. Opportunities for training and career progression are available, along with benefits such as early pay and wellness support.

Benefits

Access to a pension scheme

Early pay using Wage Stream App

Access to Blue Light Card discounts

Fully funded training opportunities

£££ scheme for referrals

Counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience administering medication required.
• Proven experience in a similar role necessary.

Responsibilities

• Supporting residents with personal care.
• Administrating medication.
• Maintaining accurate records.
• Leading a team of care assistants.

Skills

Supportive

Patience

Communication

Leadership

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Contract: Full TimeHome: Yockleton Grange Residential HomePay: 11.00 - 13.30

Team Leader – Yockleton Grange, Shrewsbury –

24 hours or 48 hours nights available

We now have two vacancies available at Yockleton Grange.

Would you like to be a part of a caring, supportive team? We now have an opportunity for a Senior Care Assistant to join Springcare, where every day you can make a difference to someone’s live.

We believe that Senior Care Assistants have may great qualities that make them excellent at their job, and are integral part of our care team:

What qualities does it take to be a Senior Care Assistant?

Being supportive, both physically and emotionally to both residents and colleagues

Patience and the ability to keep calm and work well under pressure

Passion to help others to live later life well.

Have a kind, warm and caring nature

Communication skills, able to communicate well with both colleagues and residents

Can work as part of a team and on their own

Leadership skill and able to inspire and motivate others

Senior Care Assistants not only help to provide care to our residents, but they also help to make our residents lives fulfilled, treat each resident with dignity & respect, and care for them all as if they were their own family.

Skills, knowledge, and experience required for the role:

As a Senior Care Assistant, you would hold a minimum of a level 3 in Health & Social Care, have experience administering medication, and have proven experience in a similar role.

The Role:

Some of the daily tasks that a Senior Care Assistant would carry out are:

Supporting residents with personal care

Administrating medication

Maintaining accurate records

Leading a team of care assistants, and assist nurse in charge

Apply dressings as and when needed

Take any samples as and when necessary

Communicate with external sources such as Doctors and District Nurses

Our care team provide 24-hour care, where day care shifts are worked from 8am until 8pm, and night-time shifts are from 8pm until 8am.

Typical Shift patterns for Day or Night Contracts

Days Shift Contracts

8am until 8pm

8am until 2pm

2pm until 8pm

Night Shift Contracts

8pm until 8am

What Springcare can offer to you:

Permanent full and part time day or night contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme

Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay

Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers

Full support with ongoing CPD & Revalidation and access to fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications with career progression opportunities

Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)

Access to counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

If you are interested in becoming a Senior Care Assistant with Springcare, have the qualities that we believe make our Senior Care fantastic, we would love to hear from you and be a part of your new chapter in care.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.