Senior Care Assistant

Are you a Senior Care Assistant looking for a new environment where you will be appreciated and well rewarded? Are you also looking for a role where you can develop your skills and progress your career in management?

The Croft is a friendly 20 bed Residential Dementia Home in Newton Abbot, which offers the highest standards of care and compassion to all its residents. We are currently looking for naturally kind, caring and compassionate people to join our established team of fun and dedicated carers.

What we offer

• Full-time roles available
• Extra competitive salary £13.25 - £14.25 per hour depending on experience
• Alternating weekends
• Part of a dynamic and fun team
• Training and career development support provided
• Regular feedback, supervisions and appraisals
• Free food, drinks and snacks on shift
• Shift patterns designed so staff have good family/work balance
• Pension scheme and we pay for your DBS check
• £150.00 starting bonus after passing probation

Responsibilities

• Run the floor, ensuring the care staff know what they are doing
• Administer medication
• Update care plans
• Conduct risk assessments as needed
• Liaise with GP, Community Nursing Team, other professional and families regarding the day to day care of our residents
• Assist with daily activities and entertainment
• Assist to provide balanced and varied diet and fluids
• Contribute to high standards of care and hygiene within the home
• Promote health and well being of residents

What you’ll need

• NVQ 2/3 Health & Social Care preferred but not essential
• Supervisory experience, 1 to 2 years preferred
• Willing to work toward NVQ 3
• To have empathy and a caring nature
• A desire to treat individuals as you would like to be treated yourself
• Conscientious, hard working and reliable
• A good communicator
• Able to work alone and as part of a close knit team
• Available on alternating weekends

For more details please feel free to contact Register Manager, Lucy via email - [email protected]

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £13.25-£14.25 per hour

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food

Experience:

• supervisory: 1 year (preferred)
• providing care: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person