Senior Night Care Assistant

Do you have care experience?

Looking to work for a friendly and dynamic team? If yes, apply now!

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and experienced Senior Care Assistant to join our dedicated and motivated care team. Our enthusiastic staff provide 24/7 care for residents, ensuring their comfort, dignity, and well-being at all times.

As a Senior Care Assistant at Bethany House, you'll play a vital role in supporting older people, promoting their health and well-being, and making a real difference in their lives.

Bethany House is a purpose-built 26-bed residential care home, located just outside Preston, Lancashire. We provide high-quality residential care for older people, offer respite care for those who need a short stay, and are able to support individuals with compassionate end-of-life care. See our lovely home here.

If you're ready to be part of a caring team and want to contribute to something truly special-we'd love to hear from you!

Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w

Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Supervise all staff on the Care Team during your period of duty (including among other responsibilities: taking responsibility for Health, Safety and Security; administering medications to residents; arranging cover for staff who are absent through sickness; etc).
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Supervise the care and well-being of our residents.
• Ensure residents' care plans are up-to-date.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs and treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Assist in the care at end of life.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, you are required to perform other duties assigned by your manager from time to time that are within your capabilities.

For more details please take a look at the Job Description

About you:

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
• You must have either an NVQ or QCF accreditation in Health & Social care at level 2 or above;
• You have a minimum of 2 years experience working as a Senior Care Assistant in residential care;
• You must be willing to both lead shifts and take a "hands-on" role as required; and
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our residents.

For more details please take a look at the Person Specification.

Hours:

30 hours per week across 3 nights. 20 hour Senior shifts and 10 hours Care Assistant shifts

Shifts: 10pm to 8am

Benefits:

• Senior Weekday rate: £15.00p/h and Weekend rate: £16.55 p/h
• Senior Bank Holiday rate: £17.55 p/h
• Care Assistant Weekday rate: £13.00 p/h and Weekend rate: £14.55 p/h
• Care Assistant Bank Holiday rate: £15.25 p/h
• Training & development
• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Paid DBS checks
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Ongoing support from management
• Team events
• Pension scheme
• Care Friends referral
• Medicash
• Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... - Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.

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