Senior Care Assistant

Job summary

Why join us?

We’re proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.

As well being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.

Benefits of joining our team

 

• £14.00 per hour
• Full time role - 36 hours per week 
• Weekday and alternate weekends 
• Paid holiday
• Pension
• Staff recognition schemes
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Dedicated mental health champions 

About the role

 

 

As our Senior Carer, you’ll provide personal care to our residents, supporting them with bathing, eating, visiting the bathroom, and also getting around and enjoying our lovely home.  You will act as a key worker for a number residents’ and so building meaningful relationships with our residents’ and their families is crucial.  You will participate in the formulation and maintenance of

 

Individual electronic care plans and will have experience of this.

Here’s some other important things you need to know:

• Level 3 in Health and Social Care Essential for this role
• Previous experience in a residential or nursing home desirable 
• You will undertake formal supervisions of junior staff and must have experience of this
• You must be alert at all times to our residents’ physical and mental well being
• You’ll need to understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements that are relevant such as Health and Safety, COSHH, and all aspects of the care Standards Act.

The Ideal Candidate

 

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

 

We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about people’s comfort and happiness and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.

About us and our home

 

Caring for Our Mental Health – Together 

 

At Heathfield Court Care Home, we believe a happy, supported team delivers the best care. That’s why we’ve signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment – developed by experts with six essential standards that help us to create a home where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thrive.

From trained Mental Health Champions to our online Wellbeing & Mindfulness Space, we make sure our people have the tools, time, and support they need – because your wellbeing matters here and when we take care of our minds, we can take care of each other and our residents even better