Vacancies

Senior Care Assistant

• Job Reference
• SYS-11694
• Location
• Barnard Castle, County Durham
• Job Description
• Senior_Care_Assistant.pdf

• Post Code
• DL12 8ND
• Min Pay Rate
• £11.13
• Max Pay Rate
• £11.13
• Shifts Available
• full time
• Role Highlights

• Kings Court Care Home in Barnard Castle are looking for a Senior Care Assistant to to join the team!

  Our CQC Rated 'Good' care home are offering a full time position working over 4 shifts per week, with alternate weekend working.

  £11.13 per hour plus excellent benefits!

  To be considered for the position, candidates must have a Level 3 (or working towards) in Health and Social Care. 

• Job Copy

• You

  You’re a caring person with a can-do attitude. You already have experience supporting older people, ideally including those with dementia. You’ve got the confidence to lead a care team and act as champion for the safety and dignity of residents. You have a good understanding of care planning with a Level 3 vocational qualification in Health and Social Care (either a diploma or NVQ). To you, caring is more than just a job. It’s a chance to use your compassion and skills – to make a real difference. To help you succeed, we’ll give you excellent support, quality training and fast-track career opportunities.

   

  Your role

  As a key member of the care team, you’ll put residents at the heart of everything we do. You’ll be happy to go the extra mile to make sure individual residents receive high quality care in a safe, dignified way. You’ll lead by example, supporting and inspiring your team to deliver the very best standards of care. And you’ll liaise with GPs and other healthcare professionals to ensure residents get the medical care they need. As part of a close-knit, friendly team, you’ll use your initiative and talent to contribute to the success of the home. In return, we’ll help you build a successful career. 

   

  As a Senior Care Assistant at Care UK, you can look forward to:

  •              Competitive pay – we pay more than the average

  •              Fast-track career options, e.g. into nursing or management roles

  •              Quality training to develop your skills

  •              Flexible hours, including a choice of day, night or weekend shifts

  •              Bank holiday enhancements

  •              Stakeholder pension

  •              Childcare vouchers

  •              Free uniform

  •              Thousands of online and in-store discounts

   

  About Care UK

  • We run over 120 homes and day clubs across the UK. We provide residential, nursing, dementia and end-of-life care for older people. As one of the UK’s leading care home providers, our goal is to help every employee fulfil his or her potential – with first-class training and support
• Where you'll work

• Kings Court care home is positioned at the very heart of the attractive town of Barnard Castle in County Durham.

  We provide specialist residential and respite care for older people, as well as a day club and a home meal delivery service. We aim to give every resident and day club visitor positive and fulfilling experiences every day. 

Care UK is committed to ensuring that it employs people with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and will assess every applicant fairly regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us, it will depend on the nature of the role and background of any offence.