Senior Care Assistant

We Need YOU Now, They Need YOU Always!

£300 WELCOME BONUS!

Dovehaven Care Homes are recruiting for a Senior Care Assistant to join our team at Birch Abbey Nursing Home, Alexandra Road, Southport, working either 8am-8pm or 8pm- 8am Full time contract available.

To see the home, follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=A50LiOTBbVw

Birch Abbey is a Nursing home catering for up to 60 residents. The home specialises in dementia care, and our aim is to ensure all our residents feel as comfortable as possible. Our homes promote independence, dignity and respect through positive risk taking and empowerment.

About the Role:

As the Senior Care Assistant, you will be tasked with managing the care team within the Home and ensuring that care staff are adhering to CQC guidelines whilst providing exceptional levels of care to residents. You will promote and deliver high standards of care and supervise and instruct less experienced staff to enable them to fully contribute to the care provided within the Home.

Your Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication and written skills.

• Previous experience working within an elderly care setting.

• Self-motivated, resilient and well-organised.

• Team player but able to work on your own initiative.

• Dependable, able to work well under pressure and flexible to meet the needs of the Home.

• Previous supervisory experience within a care/nursing home setting and experience of working with the elderly.

• An NVQ level 3 in health & social care is desirable along with a dedicated passion for providing exceptional care.

In return we offer:

• Four Weekly Pay

• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)

• Free parking

• Cost of DBS Check

• Comprehensive induction

• On-going training and development with the Dovehaven Training Academy

• Uniform provided

• Paid breaks

If you feel you have the right values for our family run Company, you will be supported by a programme of induction, training and development throughout your career with us.

As part of our recruitment process you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Their code of conduct can be found on the following link that you can copy and post to your web browser if you wish to read:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice

Welcome bonus is paid once 6 month probation is passed.

If you feel you have the right values for our family run Company, you will be supported by a programme of induction, training and development throughout your career with us.

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