Senior Care Assistant
The Boynes Care Centre is a family owned and run care home that holds an excellent reputation locally for the high quality care we provide to our service users. Nothing is ever too much for both our staff or residents and we pride ourselves in treating both our staff and residents with the upmost respect and support.
Purpose of Job:
To work alongside a deputy manager and nurses in the provision of resident and nursing care. To act as a mentor to other carers through being an example and through supporting them in their supervision and development.
Key Responsibilities:
- To organise and direct other care assistants throughout a shift of work
- To assist in the formal supervision of other carers
- To assist the manager in the supervision of other carers
- To take on the role of key worker for a group of residents
- To be responsible for the administering of medicines
- To respect the individual rights and choices of residents
- To respond to the different cultural values and diversity of residents
- To ensure the health and safety of residents; to report any health and safety issues or equipment failures to the manager
- To communicate effectively with colleagues and managers
- To provide personal care to residents regarding their daily living needs
- To contribute to the therapeutic and social programmes offered to individual residents
- To carry out moving and handling in accordance with training and in\-house policy
- To assist residents to live a normal lifestyle, including sleeping at night
- To assist residents in retaining memory and life skills
- To supervise residents at mealtimes, ensuring that they have a satisfactory intake of nutrition consistent with their preferences and needs
- To undertake generic cleaning duties, particularly at night
- To dispose of waste safely and in accordance with care home policy.
All employees have a responsibility to abide by the safety practices and codes authorised by the home; they share equal responsibility with management for maintaining safe working practices.
If you are interested please apply below.
Please note: NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE
Job Types: Full\-time, Part\-time, Permanent
Pay: £14\.55 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- On\-site parking
- supervisory: 1 year (preferred)
- providing care: 2 years (preferred)
- NVQ Level 2 Health \& Social Care (preferred)
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