Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant

Salary: £14.90 - £18.63 Per Hour - D.O.E

Location: Kent, Sevenoaks

Hours: 37 Hours Day Shifts

Healthcare Clinical is looking for a Senior Care Assistant to join a highly professional Nursing Home within the Sevenoaks area, where they have transformed from a Residential Care Home to a Nursing Home. The ideal Senior Care Assistant will have experience working with the elderly and must have a Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care or working towards this. This is a fantastic opportunity for the Senior Care Assistant to collaborate with a well-established provider.

The Senior Care Assistant will assist the Day Care Team with daily duties and mentor them where needed.

Senior Care Assistant Duties:

• Administering and Safe handling of medication
• Keep care plans up to date for each resident.
• Ensuring care plans are filled out to a high standard by the team.
• To make sure the resident's well-being and person-centered care are to a high-quality standard.
• Keeping in line and up to date with the home policies and procedures
• Conducting supervision meetings once every 2 months

Senior Care Assistant Benefits:

• An exceptional 4% Employer Contribution from the provider matching 4% Employee contribution.
• A holiday allowance of 6.6 weeks rises to 7.6 weeks after 5 years in service.
• A day off PAID for your Birthday Yay!
• Memberships are reimbursed.
• Entitled to, up to 12 months sick leave with length of service.
• Referral Scheme - £200 per referral which is unlimited.
• Blue light card scheme benefits Save with 1000s of Retailers across the UK.
• Employee assistance programme with excellent discounted gym memberships, 24/7 GP services, free counselling and cashback on your prescriptions, and private healthcare.
• Free Parking
• Free eye tests
• Free uniform
• Support and training provided with your ongoing professional development

Senior Care Assistant Requirements:

• To have an NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or to be working towards it
• 5 GCSE or equivalent
• The Senior Care Assistant will be competent in medication handling and administering.
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word, excel, outlook, and IT skills.
• Empathetic, sympathetic, and respectful towards all residents and staff members
• Ability to work towards deadlines with accuracy and diligence.
• Understanding person-centered care

If you would like to be a part of the amazing team and are currently working as a Senior Care Assistant or maybe you're an experienced Care Assistant looking for progression then click APPLY today to find out more!