Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant

Hourly rate: £14\.00

30 hours over 4 days (many opportunities to pick up extra shifts)

Paid breaks; extra pay on all bank holidays; staff incentives and bonuses

We are currently looking for a passionate, kind and enthusiastic Senior Care Assistant to join our well\-trained and friendly team of staff.

Job Purpose:

You will look after the day\-to\-day needs of our residents, whilst showing compassion, care and commitment to having a positive impact on their lives. You will work with and lead a team of like\-minded individuals, all with a desire to ensure that our residents are comfortable in their home. You will take on key additional responsibilities including updating care plans and administering medicine.

Duties include:

• Leading shifts in a manner which ensures a calm atmosphere in the home.


• Helping our residents with daily personal care such as washing, dressing, using the toilet and feeding themselves, ensuring that they are as comfortable and as well looked after as possible.


• Assisting our residents with mobility, turning, positioning. Providing fresh water and nourishment between meals. Responding to the nurse call system promptly.


• General household tasks such as making beds, ironing and tidying up.


• Getting to know out residents so that you can deliver care that is tailored to their individual needs.


• Maintaining resident stability by checking vital signs, body mass, testing urine, recording intake and output information.


• Creating and updating care plans monthly.


• Administering and ordering medicine and treatments.


• Documenting all actions by completing forms, reports, logs and records.

Multi\-tasking, Medical Teamwork, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Informing Others, Judgment, Pain Management, Acute/Critical Care

Experience:

Ideally you will have previously worked as a Senior Carer in the care sector with old age and dementia and hold (or be working towards) a QCF Level 3 qualification. You must be double vaccinated for this role.

Job Types: Full\-time, Part\-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £14\.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events


• Company pension


• Discounted or free food


• On\-site parking


• Sick pay

• Retford DN22 7BX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

• providing care: 1 year (preferred)


• supervisory: 1 year (preferred)

• NVQ Level 3 Health \& Social Care (preferred)

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