Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant Norwich, England

A&J Care Solution
Full Time Norwich, England 17 - 20 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

As a Senior Care Assistant/Care Team Leader you will provide person centred care and support to assist residents to maintain their independence including personal care, mealtimes, and activities whilst also providing a listening ear to those who need it most. You will also be responsible for dispensing medication and using your management skills to ensure a high level of quality care is being delivered.

Key Responsibilities

  • Helping our residents with personal support and care.
  • Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
  • Maintaining care plans
  • Support in training and supervision of junior and new staff members in all aspects of their work in the care centre, under the supervision of senior staff members
  • Assist service users in all aspects of their care needs (e.g. physical, emotional and spiritual). Provide attention when needed whilst ensuring service users retain their comfort and dignity.
  • Carry out regular checks on service users at intervals determined by senior staff members.

Essential Skills

  • An NVQ2 is essential but must be willing to work towards an NVQ3
  • Prior care experience preferred
  • Undergone Medication training
  • Care planning
  • Communication Skills for attending MDT Meetings

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Graduate
Part-time hours: 48 per week

Salary: £17.00-£20.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Flexitime

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Norwich: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • providing care: 1 year (preferred)
  • supervisory: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence (preferred)
  • NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Senior Care Assistant
A&J Care Solution

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