Marchmont House Care Home is looking to source a Senior Care Assistant
Situated in the leafy residential area of Port Glasgow, we provide residential and nursing care for up to 51 residents.
Senior Care Assistant Contract
- £12.50 -£13.00 per hour (DOE)
- Contracted to 33 hours per week
- Pension
- 5.6 weeks annual leave (Based on a full-time contract)
- PVG
- Onsite parking
Senior Care Assistant Will Be
- A caring and motivated person.
- Experienced supporting older people, ideally including those living with a dementia and trained in medication.
- Confident and experienced to lead a care team and act as champion for the wellbeing of residents.
- Able to prepare, review and understand a care plan
- Qualified to SVQ/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care.
Your key responsibilities will include
- Providing excellent care and support to residents.
- Ensuring high standards are always maintained.
- Supervising, leading and motivating all care assistants in order for the team to function efficiently.
- Assisting residents in all aspects of their care needs.
- Administering medication as instructed.
- Monitoring, responding, and reporting appropriately on the wellbeing of the residents and able to respond in a timely manner to any concerns.
- Supporting and working with care assistants.
- Maintaining good communication and developing effective working relationships with other team members.
Putting qualifications aside for a moment, it is essential to have a caring and empathetic nature, with genuine interest in caring for the elderly.
Marchmont Care Home is part of Care Concern Group; a market leading, family-owned care group operating over 70 homes across the UK. We are passionate about creating fantastic care homes for our residents to live in and a supportive and fun environment for our team to work in.
If you are someone who values integrity, respect and teamwork and feel passionate about delivering great care in a lively and inspiring environment, please submit your CV to our recruitment team.
Good luck.