Job description
Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care
Whether you are an experienced senior carer or an experienced carer looking to progress, choosing the next steps in your career is important. That’s why at Orchard Care, we offer a wide range of training programmes and career pathways to support the direction you want to take. Our Orchard Academy delivers the training needed to enhance our staff skills to maintain outstanding care to all the people we support.
Hourly rate – £9.75 - £11.09 per hour (higher rate upon proof of required qualification)
Working hours/pattern – Nights available
08:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs (Days)
The Role:
Our Senior Care Assistants champion high quality care, compassion and resident dignity. You will work closely with a Registered Nurse or Deputy Manager and take on responsibility for the physical, emotional well-being and social needs of our residents. You will support and supervise a team of care staff, act as a role model delivering high quality care, and comply with clinical governance.
About you:
As a Senior Care Assistant you will be an ambassador of Orchard Care Homes, liaising with GPs, health professionals and the residents’ families and friends, always promoting a professional and caring image of the home whilst championing our 6 core values; Enjoy Life, Welcoming, Kind, Professional, Positive and Respectful. Whilst it’s not imperative that you have a Level 3 qualification in health and social care, you need to possess your Level 2 and have a desire to achieve your Level 3 via our career pathway.
We welcome applications from skilled workers who need Tier 2 sponsorship and already residing in the UK .
About us:
Winner of the Gold trophy for Best Smaller Care Home Group at the CHA (Care Home Awards) 2021.
Welcome to Nesfield Lodge Care Home - A short term respite and dementia residential care home in Leeds. Nesfield Lodge Care Home is a purpose-built care home in Leeds.
We offer dementia residential and short-term respite care and our staff are highly trained in illnesses such as COPD, stroke and epilepsy.
Orchard Care Homes has a strong reputation in the care industry for running and managing care homes across the UK. We have over 15 years of experience, running 24 care homes across the North and Midlands.
Benefits;
Excellent training and progression opportunities, from day one, with career pathways will enable you to grow and develop into Leadership and Management, Nursing or Dementia specialisms through our Orchard Academy
Recognition schemes, such as ‘Making a Difference’
Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme