Hourly rate: £14.95 per hour from April
Location: NE5
Contract: Permanent, nights
Qualifications: Health and social care qualification – Adult Social Care Level 3
Plus enjoy lots of great benefits when you join our client.
Looking for your next step in care? Join our amazing team and lead the way!
We’re searching for an experienced Senior Care Assistant to join our client's night team to support their residents in living happy, healthy and independent lives. If you’ve got experience in care and have previously helped to supervise a team, this could be the perfect role for you.
You’ll also need a Health and Social Care qualification (Level 3) so if you’re caring, organised and ready to step into a senior role with our client, we’d love to hear from you!
What’s the job about?
As a Senior Carer, you’ll combine hands-on care with team leader duties. It’s all about ensuring that every resident receives the very best care while mentoring and supporting your colleagues to be their best. Here’s a flavour of what you’ll be doing:
* Supervising your team so they’re confident and skilled in every part of their role.
* Supporting residents with a range of personal care needs, while making sure dignity, respect and privacy are always maintained.
* Ensuring every resident has a comprehensive and up-to-date care plan that reflects their needs.
* Dispensing medication with accuracy and care, keeping detailed records as you go.
This role is a mix of hands-on care and supervisory responsibilities, so you’ll need to feel comfortable juggling tasks while always keeping our residents’ happiness and wellbeing at the heart of what you do.
Why join us?
We know how important our Senior Carers are, so we make sure you feel appreciated and supported. Here’s what our client offers:
* £500 in recognition payments during your first year with us
* Unlimited £1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus
* Fully funded training and qualifications
* Annual pay reviews
* Private healthcare options to help with costs like dental or optical treatments
* A caring, supportive workplace where you can thrive
Our recruitment process
If you’re offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.
Our client is committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation
Salary description
£14.95 - £14.95 per hour