Senior Care Assistant

CountryCourt; Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job description

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Senior Care Assistant - required for our new luxury care home 'The Moat House' located in Great Easton near Great Dunmow, Essex, Part of the Country Court Family.

Hours: 45 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 07:45 - 20:00)

Moat House Care Home is a sixty-bed home that has been completely refurbished and will include six well-appointed suites, promoting a lifestyle for residents that will offer a luxurious environment with exceptional personalised care. Together with round-the-clock hospitality and a daily fine-dining menu, our home will be a wonderful addition to the local community.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT FAMILY
Country Court is proud to be a family-run business that's grown over the years to a family of 3,300+ employees and over 45+ care homes. We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

Within your role as a Senior Care Assistant, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Aiding residents' emotional well-being and social needs.
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Supporting residents at mealtime.
• Mentoring & assisting new employees.
• Implementing, monitoring and reviewing care plans to meet residents' specific needs.
• Planning, allocating & supervising the work of the team of care assistants.

*This is not intended as an exhaustive description of duties, please see the job description for full details.

ABOUT YOU

We want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us in creating the best person-centred environment for our residents. You'll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Experience in administering medication.
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willing to work towards this.
• Great communication skills, both written & verbal.

IN RETURN

You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays).
• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates.
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development, and nationally recognised qualifications.
• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme.
• Pension contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff.

*Subject to Terms and Conditions.

Click the Apply Button Now! - If the Senior Care Assistant Role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.

You may have experience as

Senior Carer, dementia, Alzheimer's, older people, nursing, nurse, senior care assistant, SCA, leadership, NVQ level 2, NVQ Level 3, Nurse Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Senior Care Worker, Senior Support, team leader.