Senior Care Assistant

Are you an experienced Senior Care assistant who wants to go further in their career?

Do you have strong leadership and organisational skills?

Would you like to work in an outstanding care home? Then join Hopton Cottage - the no.1 care home in Kirklees.

We’re located in a quiet residential area in Lower Hopton, Mirfield, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and we offer the highest quality of care and standards of luxury for older people including those with a dementia-type illness.

We have the best home because we have the best staff team, atmosphere and staffing levels that make Hopton a great place to work.

Day and night positions available for experienced Senior Carers. We are looking for good communicators, reliable organised senior carers who want to give and help their colleagues give great care.

Long term secure employment with great colleagues and wonderful residents making it a special place to be part of. Strong benefit scheme and flexibility of short shifts.

**What We Offer**:

- Great atmosphere in a state-of-the-art modern purpose-built home
- Outstanding care, as demonstrated by our previous CQC inspection
- Paid breaks
- 5.6 weeks holidays pro rata
- Extra days holiday pay for your birthday
- Employee of the month awards
- Financial incentives for good practice through our 'Hopton Star' award scheme
- Great management support
- A commitment to training and progression opportunities
- Paid induction training, pension and uniform
- Fantastic team with high staffing levels
- A warm welcoming ethos where we celebrate what we do on social media
- Refer a friend scheme
- Good access to public transport

**What you’ll be doing**

Being a Senior Care Assistant isn’t just about providing leadership and support for a care team. It’s about acting as a role model for good practice and a champion for residents’ dignity and safety. It’s about regularly assessing, monitoring and reviewing day-to-day processes and coming up with improvements where required. And, it's about ensuring that clear and accurate records and communication systems relating to clinical and care delivery are properly maintained and effectively used. Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

**What you’ll need**

Relevant experience is essential, including a good understanding of care planning processes and a proven ability to write concise care plans. We’ll also be looking for individuals who are well-organised, with excellent supervisory skills and used to planning, allocating and delegating work appropriately. What's more, you have experience of contributing to, monitoring and implementing changes that improve outcomes for residents. Above all, you have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment where the work can be hard, but also fun and rewarding.

Please complete the attached assessment to have a greater chance of passing our initial interview stages

If you feel strongly about providing the best care, dignity and respect for older people then we want to hear from you now. Immediate start after references, DBS etc.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Pay: £13.00-£13.40 per hour

Expected hours: 20.25 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- providing care: 1 year (preferred)
- supervisory: 1 year (preferred)
- Medication administration: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Senior Care Assistant - Days or Nights