Senior Night Care Assistant
- Preston
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
- Supervise all staff on the Care Team during your period of duty (including among other responsibilities: taking responsibility for Health, Safety and Security; administering medications to residents; arranging cover for staff who are absent through sickness; etc).
- Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
- Support residents to eat and drink.
- Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
- Supervise the care and well-being of our residents.
- Ensure residents’ care plans are up-to-date.
- Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
- Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs and treat our residents with dignity and respect.
- Assist in the care at end of life.
- In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, you are required to perform other duties assigned by your manager from time to time that are within your capabilities.
- You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
- You must have either an NVQ or QCF accreditation in Health & Social care at level 2 or above;
- You have a minimum of 2 years experience working as a Senior Care Assistant in residential care;
- You must be willing to both lead shifts and take a “hands-on” role as required; and
- You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our residents.
- Senior Weekday rate: £15.00p/h and Weekend rate: £16.55 p/h
- Senior Bank Holiday rate: £17.55 p/h
- Care Assistant Weekday rate: £13.00 p/h and Weekend rate: £14.55 p/h
- Care Assistant Bank Holiday rate: £15.25 p/h
- Training & development
- Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
- Paid DBS checks
- Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
- Ongoing support from management
- Team events
- Pension scheme
- Care Friends referral
- Medicash
- Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
- Long-standing service rewards
- Birthday rewards