Senior Care Assistant

_**Pay
- 14.04 per hour - Care Home rating of Outstanding, free DBS, free training, thorough induction, pension, food provided when on shift and uniform.**_
- **We are looking for caring, enthusiastic, energetic team members to lead our care team to support our residents to enjoy their lives.**_

**I am afraid we DO NOT sponsor over sea's workers**

Groveland Park is a 55 bed Luxury purpose built Residential care home rated Outstanding. We are looking for a Senior Carer to join our fantastic team who will be able to lead and motivate the team. To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate a high personalised standard of residential care which meets the individual needs of residents and the high standards expected at the home. To ensure that at all times residents are treated with respect and dignity and that individual’s rights to privacy, dignity, independence and choices are met. To ensure that the company’s mission statement and core values are carried through all aspects of resident care.

**We offer**

Free
- Meals, DBS, uniform, training, Christmas events, Health & Wellbeing and Mental Health support

Paid
- training

Paid breaks

Health and mental health support

**Key Responsibilities;**

As a Senior Care Assistant you are to be responsible for the care of all Residential residents within the home. To oversee the care being provided, identify shortfalls and rectify any shortfalls in staff performance. To audit, action and review standards within Residential units
- To effectively lead the team during your allocated shifts. To formulate, implement and regularly maintain Residential care plans, providing the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To over see the Care team and ensure that the required standards are achieved and maintained. To understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements which are relevant such as Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Care Standards Act and ensure that the correct accident and incident reporting procedures are followed to maintain a safe environment throughout the home. To provide and supervise the delivery of Residential care, acting as a resource for all the caring team including the carers, identifying any training and development needs, assisting colleagues to their maximum and assist in training programmes. Monitor and maintain required staffing levels and ensure that cover is sought when and as required to cover sickness and annual leave using our team of bank staff, be flexible with assisting rota coverage where needed. To ensure highest levels of personal hygiene and infection control measures are always adhered to. To maintain and keep accurate Residential records, by liaising with residents, relatives and staff to ensure care planning is timely undertaken, implemented and evaluated, to participate in resident care reviews with residents, relatives and social workers as arranged and to ensure support groups for residents, friends and relatives are maintained. To monitor, dispense and administer medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records in line with current legislative guidelines. To oversee and carry out effective stock control and ordering of resident’s prescribed medication and medical products for the home in line with current legislative guidelines. To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day to day care. Complete the formal recorded supervision of your care team as allocated a minimum of bi-monthly.

To be an active and encouraging member of the care team, contributing to team meetings and resident review meetings, ensuring good communication and assisting in the induction and training of newly appointed members of the care team, ensuring the home is a friendly, supportive caring environments. To ensure accurate and timely reporting of all annual leave, sickness, complaints, accidents mishaps and Daily Census to the Manager. Carrying out all procedures laid down according to Company Policy. To deputies’ for the deputy in their absence where required. Any other reasonable request made by a director or Manager.

All concerns regarding possible abuse of vulnerable adult must be reported immediately, to the person in charge, who will report to the board of directors.
Must be able to complete mandatory training course annually.

**Job Types**: Part time - 24 hours per week. Working every other weekend. Flexibility needed to meet the needs of the business.

**Salary**: £14.04

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food

Schedule:

- 12 hour care shifts on a rota basis. Flexibility is essential needed to meet the needs of the business.
- Work Location: One location

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**Job Type**: Permanent

Pay: £14.04