Senior Care Assistant - Night Shifts
Location: Highams Park, E4. Immediate start. 24-36 hours per week, typically 4 to 5 days.
Rate from £14.00 per hour, plus benefits and career development to management for candidates who excel in the role.
Responsibilities
* Run a shift to ensure the care needs of service users are met
* Organise your staff team around medication, personal care, continence, moving and handling, mealtime support, social activities, and other required tasks
* Build strong professional relationships with residents, their families, and health care professionals
* Keep the resident manager informed of residents’ needs and progress
* Be a team player, follow guidelines and policies, and use written and IT systems to support care plans and record keeping
* Use care management software and smartphone/tablet hardware to record care provided
* Help residents live more independently and enjoy daily activities, while ensuring they feel safe, comfortable and at home
What We Can Offer You
* Pay rates starting at £14.00 per hour, increasing with experience and qualifications
* Paid holiday up to 28 days
* Staff recognition scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Assistance with London transport costs
* Assistance with London accommodation costs
* Pension contributions through NEST
* Free uniform
* Paid mandatory training plus ongoing specialist training (e.g. advanced food hygiene, diabetes, dementia)
* £350 signing-on bonus / £250 annual retention bonus / unlimited £250 refer-a-friend scheme
* Career advancement opportunities and long service awards
What We Need You to Have
You will have experience working with older people in residential care, be flexible, patient, caring, organised, enthusiastic, and good with people. Completion of QCF 1-5 (equivalent NVQ 2 or 3 in Care) is required.
What You Need to Do
Please forward your CV with full contact details including postal and email address. If successful, we will complete recruitment, induction/training, and start you as soon as possible.
If you would like a meaningful career making a positive impact to the lives of those who require care and support, please apply now.
Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Individual and Family Services
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