Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant

Location: To cover the following areas: Chippenham, Corsham, Calne, Devizes and Melksham

Salary: £12.55 - £14.15 per hour (Which includes enhancements for working unsociable hours like evenings and weekends) and double-time pay on public holidays.

Hours: Full time and Part time. Applicants are required to work a combination of morning shifts (0700-1400), evening shifts (1600-2200) across the week, and commit to working a minimum of two shifts every other weekend.

Our client is a family-run business who have spent the last 12 years providing outstanding support in their local communities. Their aim is to help and support clients to stay as independent as possible in the comfort of their own homes.

They’re an award-winning team, and they’re consistently named one of the top twenty providers in the United Kingdom.

The Role

The role of a Senior (Key) carer is varied and includes working both in the office and out in the community.

Example Duties that will be included:

• Assisting with and carrying out Client reviews, Carer spot checks, Care Plans and Auditing.
• Covering care calls in the community, including starting new packages to ensure they run smoothly
• Assisting with the shadowing and training of new members of staff in the community
• Assisting the care co-ordinators with Client medication reviews and changes.
• Supporting the on-call team as and when required

Skills and Qualifications

 For this role, the ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of working in health and social care settings, preferably in a domiciliary care setting
• Be computer literate, with experience using Microsoft applications and ideally prior experience with care rostering and management systems
• Have or be working towards a Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Have their own transport, and be happy to travel and work in all areas we cover as and when needed

Benefits

• Paid Travel and waiting time between calls at your normal hourly rate, up to a gap of an hour.
• Salaries above the living wage
• Guaranteed hours contracts
• Mileage paid at 45p per mile
• Paid training and shadowing
• They offer a wide range of training courses after your mandatory training, if there’s anything you are interested in learning more about or you want to further your career knowledge.
• Opportunities for career progression
• They offer 28 days paid holiday per year, plus an extra day for your birthday on them, as standard for full-time employees (pro-rata).

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, please do not hesitate to apply.

Please note that candidates must have their own transport and the right to work in the UK.

The company are not currently able to accept those looking for sponsorship switches.