• Title Senior Care Assistant
  • Setting Care Home / Nursing Home
  • Role Senior Carer / Head of Care / Team Leader
  • Salary £12.50 per hour
  • Hours Full Time
  • Location Guildford, Surrey

Job Summary

Date posted: 20 March 2025
Benefits of joining our team

What we can offer you

  • £12.50 per hour 
  • Permanent full-time role
  • 42 hours per week 
  • Weekday and alternate weekend shifts
  • Enhanced pay on bank holidays
  • 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statuary bank holidays)
  • Pension
  • Staff recognition schemes
  • Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
  • I have an idea £50 gift card
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Comprehensive Training and Career Development
  • A friendly and supportive working environment 
  • Dedicated mental health champions
About the role

As our Senior Care Assistantyou’ll manage and oversee the shift by leading and motivating the team, managing daily records, assisting with care plans. You'll provide personal care to our residents, supporting them with bathing. Your warm, supportive, and caring nature will help you build meaningful relationships with our residents and you will get to know everything about their likes and dislikes as well as their needs.

Here’s some other important things you need to know:

  • You must have the ability to effectively supervise and manage care staff
  • You’ll follow electronic care plans for each resident and administer medication as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both
  • You must be alert at all times to our residents’ physical and mental well being
  • You will help maintain our high standards ensuring our residents’ home is always clean and safe
The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about people’s comfort and happiness and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.