Senior Care Assistant

Job summary

We are actively recruiting an ambitious, reliable, and caring Senior Care Assistant for our office based in Uxbridge. Right at Home Hillingdon & Uxbridge delivers high-quality, trusted care and support to adults living in the comfort of their own home.

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be expected to offer support, guidance and leadership to groups of Care Assistants whilst also being responsible for the high-quality delivery of care to vulnerable people in your local community.

Requirements of a Senior Care Assistant:

• Minimum of two years ‘experience of working within a health and social care setting
• Hold a valid UK/ EU driving licence and have daily access to a car
• Hold or be willing to obtain class 1 business insurance for your vehicle
• Be willing to work at least every other weekend
• Hold a level 2 NVQ or equivalent in Health and Social Care - preferred
• Able to demonstrate excellent reliability, leadership and communication skills

What we offer our Senior Care Assistant:

· High-quality training and ongoing professional development

· Premium hourly rates and additional mileage pay

· Career progression opportunities and room to grow

· An employer that really listens, values, and appreciates everything you do

· A role that offers something different every day and plenty of job satisfaction

· Recognition and rewards for hard work

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Delivering the highest quality care and support to our amazing Clients
• Maintaining clear, timely records such as communication sheets, MAR Charts and care plans and alerting the Registered Manager to any issues that may cause concern
• Reporting to management on changes to care requirements and employee training needs
• Mentoring and supporting new Care Assistants during shadowing shifts
• Carrying out daily quality checks for care delivery, employee conduct and paperwork in the field such communication logs, MAR charts and care and support plans
• Working closely with the office team to maintain strong communication with the care delivery team
• Participating in the out of hours/on call rota on a 1 week in 3 basis
• Conducting Client and Care Assistant introductions as part of our ‘no stranger’ policy
• Carrying out competency checks on new care assistants and offering support where required

Right at Home Hillingdon & Uxbridge covers the following areas; Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Denham, Ickenham, Hayes and Harefield. The ideal candidate will be located within these areas.

Right at Home delivers high-quality, trusted care and support. For us to do this, we give our employees access to the highest quality training and continuous professional development opportunities.

If you have experience as a Senior Care Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Senior Heath Care Assistant, Care Team Leader or Former Nurse we would love to hear from you.