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Position: Senior Care Assistant - Days
Compensation: £13.72 per hour
Schedule: Full-time, 7:00 am - 7:00 pm, three shifts per week including alternate weekends
Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire
About the Nursing and Care Home
Situated just outside Rushden, the home is designed in a modern style, offering a homely yet contemporary setting for its residents. The home provides personal, nursing, and dementia care for up to 48 residents.
Role Overview
The Senior Care Assistant role provides a rewarding opportunity to support residents in a compassionate and dedicated care setting. Focused on maintaining residents’ independence, dignity, and wellbeing, this role involves supervising a team, managing daily care routines, and promoting best practices in care.
Key Benefits
The organisation is committed to employee engagement and offers:
- Competitive Salary: Positioned within the top quartile of market rates
- Annual Pay Increases: Up to 8% based on performance, plus cost of living adjustments
- Paid Holidays: 28 days including Bank Holidays
- Pension: 3% employer contribution to the NEST Pension Scheme
- Training and Development: Fully funded qualifications, plus a bonus of up to £500 for completed training milestones
- Referral Incentive: Up to £1,000 for successful team member referrals
- Affordable Meals: £1 per course while on shift
- Additional Incentives for Short Notice Shifts
- DBS Check: Provided at no cost
- Uniforms Provided: As needed, subject to a fair use policy
Key Competencies for Senior Care Assistant
- Strong leadership and people skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Caring and nurturing approach
- Positive, enthusiastic attitude
- Good time management
- Strong written and oral communication
- Commitment to ongoing training
Primary Responsibilities
As a Senior Care Assistant, responsibilities include:
- Leading care support efforts to provide daily living assistance with a focus on dignity, respect, and independence
- Conducting medication rounds accurately and ensuring daily charts are completed to a high standard
- Leading shifts, supporting team members, and maintaining high standards of care
- Promoting best practices in care, addressing concerns, and participating in team evaluations as directed by the Home Manager
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g., Registered Nurse or NVQ Level 3)
- Minimum of two years’ experience in a residential or nursing care setting
- Understanding of Person-Centred Care Planning
- Awareness of safeguarding principles and abuse prevention
- Proximity to the location (within a 30-minute commute)
Preferred Skills and Experience
- At least two years’ experience in a senior care role within a nursing home setting
- Experience in dementia care
- NVQ Level 4 in Adult Health and Social Care or higher
- Knowledge of the National Care Standards Act 2000
- Experience conducting effective, person-centred evaluations and team management
Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks, including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks.
