Senior Care Assistant

2 weeks ago

Greenock, United Kingdom Meallmore Full time

**Senior Care Assistant**

**A little bit about us**

Kincaid House in Greenock is a welcoming and supportive home known for its personalised, high-quality care. As part of Meallmore, Scotland’s most trusted care provider, we consistently deliver excellent care in great places to live and work. Be part of a compassionate team that brings comfort and security to every resident.

Working as a Senior Care Worker in Meallmore is key to supporting Registered Nurses in working together to enrich our residents’ lives as you provide high standards of person-centred care whilst leading and supporting the team - where our residents wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.

We provide Senior Care Workers with the opportunity to complete an award winning 6-month programme with salary increments along the journey as well as opportunities to take your career further.

**Salary**: £13.23- £13.85 per hour (depending on experience)

Competitive benefits + overtime rates

**Role and Responsibilities**

As a Senior Care Assistant with Meallmore you will have a vital role in leading our team in our mission to provide high-quality, personalised care and support. You will do this by;
- Supporting the Registered Nurse/Team Leader to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the comprehensive care needs of each resident living in our care home.
- Delivering hands on personal care, leadership and support to provide the highest standards of person-centred care ensuring our residents live their best lives.
- Motivating and supervising the care team, ensuring you have oversight of your team performance, providing coaching, mentoring and leadership support to promote positive change.
- Maintain accurate records of the job you do which will include completing assessments, writing care plans, resident reviews, and evaluations.
- Administering medication
- Leading by example in setting high standards of care and support, encouraging a positive work environment where practices are safe and meet all relevant standards, policies, and legislation.

**What we are looking for**:

- Professional, compassionate, kind and motivated with a sense of fun - you’ll pride yourself on your person-centred, thoughtful approach to care.
- Ability to lead, motivate, inspire and develop a team.
- What’s just as important is that you are organised, flexible in your approach and have great communication and leadership skills.
- To be a Senior Care Worker you will be registered as a supervisor with the Scottish Social Services Council, within the necessary time frame.
- You will already have or be on a journey to obtain the qualifications required for your SSSC registration:

- Practice and supervisory qualification/s SVQ level 3 or higher, or its equivalent in Social Services & Healthcare.

**What’s in it for you?**

Our focus is you and your ongoing development. We have a Care Team career pathway to support you to reach your potential, all the way to Care Home Manager if that is your goal.

Working a fulltime job and juggling life is difficult, we know, with us you achieve a fulltime wage with 3 or 4 days off each week. But if that still doesn’t suit let us know, we can be flexible and will do our best to accommodate.

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