Night Senior Carer

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**Location**: Worthing, West Sussex
**Salary**: £14.05 - £14.72 per hour
**Contract type**: 36 hours per week - night shifts

**Shift Pattern**:
Week 1: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 8pm-8am

Week 2: Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday 8pm-8am

**Our Benefits at Guild Care**:

- Comprehensive mandatory training conducted by our dedicated in-house training team/external providers and fully paid induction.
- A fantastic employee assistance programme.
- The opportunity to enrol into a cash plan to support a variety of health appointments.
- 25% discount across all Guild Care retail stores.
- Development is important for us, you will receive fantastic support for learning and development.

**The role**:
We are looking for a Senior Carer/Team Leader to assist in the management and supervision of a small team of care and support workers, providing person-centred care and support to people living with dementia on night shift at our Linfield House home.
Experience in a similar role and medication administration is required.
You will lead a small team of staff to create a homely environment for residents.
You will be responsible for ensuring that staff are effectively deployed to meet the needs of people with dementia; achieved through safe, effective and caring day to day care and support provision, which is well led and responsive to individuals’ needs, in accordance with Guild Care policies and procedures and the principles of best practice.

**Essential Qualities**:

- Experience of supervising others
- The post holder must be able to provide a satisfactory DBS
check
- The ability to keep Medication competency up to date
Committed to continuous professional development

**Desirable Qualifications**:

- Health and Safety qualification
- Qualification in care QCF (NVQ Level 3) or be willing to work
towards
- First Aid in the Workplace qualification
- Previous experience in Dementia Care/demonstrates
awareness in Dementia

**Our Vision** - All people in need of care live fulfilling, safe and secure lives.

**Our Mission** - We will achieve our vision by ensuring our support and services are accessible, effective, and lovingly delivered.

We work with Older People and People Living with Dementia.
We believe that all people in need of care should live safe, fulfilling and secure lives and work predominantly to reduce social isolation and social stigma.
We pride ourselves on being a values led, culture driven organisation.

**Our values (BELIEF)**

**Brave** - Courageous, passionate, empowered

**Engaging** - Straightforward, authentic, present

**Loving** - Genuine, caring, interested

**Integrity** - Respectful, accountable, trustworthy

**Everyone Matters** - Considerate, attentive, appreciative

**Free to be me** - Playing to strengths, supporting each other, being vulnerable

**Why Guild Care?**
We offer a competitive salary, work-life balance, and the opportunity to progress your career to the next level.
Training will be given, and support is readily available.
Fantastic support for learning and development.

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Pay: £14.05-£14.72 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Application question(s):

- Do you require sponsorship?
- Do you have medication administration experience?
- Do you have experience working as a Senior Carer/Team Leader in a care home setting?

Work Location: In person