Senior Care Assistant Day Duty

4 months ago

Perthshire, United Kingdom Northlands Care Home Full time

**Job Title: Day duty/Night duty Senior Care Assistant**

**Reports to**:
Deputy Manager

**Job Overview: Northlands Care Home is a privately owned independent care home specialising in the care for elderly people with dementia.**

**£1000.00 bonus (pro rata) after six months of continuous employment following probationary end period (Terms and Conditions apply)**
- To provide leadership to the care staff within the service
- To provide care in accordance with current best practices, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations under the direction of the Manager
- To supervise the care services within the organisation in accordance with agreed standards
- To maintain skills at a current level, and undertake such training and development as may, from time-to-time, be required to maintain practices as up to date

**Location**:
**Blairgowrie, Perthshire. PH10 6LD**

**Working Hours**:
**33 or 44 hrs per week**

**Responsibilities and Duties of the Job**

**Role-specific Duties**:
The Senior Carer’s responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

- Ensure service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing
- To ensure that all staff contribute to the efficient running of the service and supervise staff
- Be responsible for promoting and protecting the welfare of those individuals supported by the service

**Working with Others**:

- Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service
- Work in cooperation with members of multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users

**Other Duties**:
Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list:

- Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
- Work within the SSSC Code of Practice

**Personal and Professional Development**:

- Be registered with the SSSC and work within the Code of Practice
- Obtain the relevant qualification to remain registered with the SSSC if not already in receipt of the qualification commensurate with the role
- Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management

Good English - written and verbal

Registered or willingness to register with the SSSC

SVQ level 3

Supervisory qualification as directed in SSSC guidance

**Proficient Written Skills**

Maintain all care plans/care records in accordance with the service policy and audit care records following company policy to ensure compliance

**Leadership Skills**

Ability to induct and orientate new employees to the job role and service

Provide and oversee staff providing people with support/assistance as they accomplish daily tasks, including bathing, eating, dressing, grooming and using the bathroom

Dispense medication following the service’s policies and procedures

Communicate any problems, concerns or changes to service users’ family members as needed

**Communication Skills**

Senior Carers need to build rapport with service users by establishing personal connections and showing interest in their lives

To greet visitors and show prospective service users and families the facilities as required

**Problem-solving Skills**

Senior Carers need to be able to adapt to and address situations quickly. Plan, develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing, whilst recognising and reporting situations where there might be a need for protection

**Disposition/Personal Attributes**

Previous experience of working in a similar environment

**Working Together**
- Involve service users, families, external agencies and colleagues.
- Speak up when things go wrong

**Respect and Dignity**
- Understand person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices
- Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking

**Compassion**
- Treating people with kindness
- Understanding the importance of empathy in all areas of employment
- Understanding the values of others and always providing a caring service

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

**Salary**: £12.50-£15.50 per hour

Expected hours: 33 - 44 per week

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Perthshire, PH10 6LD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- providing senior carer: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- SVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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