Senior Care Assistant

2 weeks ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Pharmakia Group Full time

**Full time and permanent employment.**

**Location**:Portsmouth

**Start date**:Immediate

**Permanent Position**
- 2 years of experience as a care assistant
- Ideally 1 year or more as a senior care assist
- You live in Portsmouth

**Job description**

As a **Senior Care Assistant**, your role involves delivering high-quality, individualized care and support to residents during daytime hours. You will prioritize residents' privacy, dignity, and independence, take on the responsibility of supervising and leading the shift and team members, and contribute to fostering a happy and caring atmosphere through collaborative teamwork.

Whether you are conducting a direct observation on a care assistant assisting someone during lunch, ensuring a resident's activities log is completed, providing a detailed handover to the next shift, or assisting a resident with morning dressing.

**Do you possess the following qualities?**
- Do you aspire to make a positive impact on someone's life and find purpose in a highly rewarding role?
- Do you have strong team-leading, delegation, and organizational skills?
- Have you completed, or are you currently undertaking your L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care?
- Are you caring, warm, and understanding?
- Are you spontaneous, patient, flexible, and possess a good sense of humour?
- Essential:_
- At least 2 years’ experience as a Care Assistant in residential care.
- Completed an L3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care.
- A compassionate and caring nature.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems.
- Ability to lead and motivate staff members.
- Able to work on your initiative as well as part of a team.
- A flexible approach to working hours.

This role does not offer Visa Sponsorship or Visa Switch.

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

**Salary**: £13.00-£14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 - 48 per week

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- How soon can you start?
- Do you hold a valid British diving license and access to a vehicle?
- Do you require visa sponsorship or visa switch (2001013)?
- Do you hold at least one year of experience as a Senior Care Assistant?
- Do you hold 2 year care experience?
- The Senior Care Assistant is available immediately, provide availability of date and time for an interview during the next 1 to 3 days (or next 7 days)?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Southampton, SO40 4SF (required)

Work Location: In person

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