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Caldene Rest Home

Caldene Rest Home, a 30 bedded residential home is looking for a Senior Care Assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will be fully flexible to work 33 hours per week according to the Rota. The ideal candidate must also be competent in care planning and administering medication with/working towards a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care.

Duties will include:

• Devise weekly rota for all care staff, incorporating skill mix, numbers, etc.
• Maintain accurate records of residents’ personal allowance.
• Ensure the physical environment of the home is maintained to a high standard.
• Monitoring and delegating duties to junior members of staff, making sure standards are maintained using documentation to record information.
• Mentoring and training new care staff, using induction packages, identifying training requirement of staff on the floor and relating information to the manager.
• Liaise with families for any clothing and toiletries required.
• To provide service users with the highest standard of basic care and support, in accordance with the Company's philosophy and policies and procedures on individualized care plans.
• To ensure confidentiality regarding the service users and the home, at all times.
• To promote the good reputation of the home at all times.
• To build good relationships with service users under his/her direct care, and to provide them with daily care to help them maintain and improve, where possible, their independence, individuality, and mobility.
• To assist service users to carry out activities of daily living
• To set the dining room, serve and clear meals to the high standard expected by the Company. Provide in-between nourishment as instructed, including the serving of tea/ coffee to visitors.
• Help service users choose from the daily menu and assist them with eating. Report comments on food and requests for particular dishes.
• Ensure that all residents’ cultural needs are met, e.g. diet, dress, and religion.
• Take care of the service users' clothing, ensuring the correct collection, distribution and return of all laundered items.
• Assist in bed making and change linen
• To keep the service users' rooms clean and tidy at all times. Assist in the cleanliness and tidiness of common living and service areas, ensuring a safe environment. Any spillages on floor surfaces to be cleaned immediately.
• To ensure the security of the service users' property and the Company's property and premises. Report and hand in any lost property.
• Carry out all such duties in such a way as to ensure the economic and safe use of resources and equipment.
• Participate in the program of activities for service users.
• Assist trained staff in the admission of new service users.
• Assist trained staff, under supervision and where appropriate, to carry out their clinical responsibilities for service users.
• Assist trained staff with the ongoing assessment of service users, reporting any changes or anything unusual to the nurse in charge.
• Assist in the training of new care staff.
• Adopt a neat, clean, and tidy appearance at all times, and wear the appropriate uniform
• Maintain the highest level of personal and work cleanliness and hygiene.
• Help and be courteous to all relatives and visitors, referring inquiries about service user's conditions to the person in charge.
• To report all compliments, comments, and complaints.
• To report any defects, damage, theft, breakages, and hazards.
• Check duty rotas and sign for actual hours worked.
• Adhere to the Company's policies and procedures.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct for Social Care Workers
• Attend statutory training and staff meetings.
• To carry out other duties as will, from time to time, be directed.
• To carry out all duties in a safe manner having regard for the health, safety and welfare of self, staff, service users and other persons within the home.
• Adhere to Infection Control Policy.
• This list is not exhaustive and is subject to review.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £10.77-£11.25 per hour

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Work Location: In person