Senior Care Assistant

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Senior Care Assistant - required for our brand-new luxury care home 'Selwood House' in Charlton Down, Dorchester, Dorset, Part of the Country Court Family.

Hours: 33 Hours per week, working weekends on rota (Shift Times 08:00-20:00)

Selwood House Care Home located in Charlton Down near Dorchester accommodates up to 84 residents, and is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to cater for various care needs. Specialising in residential care, dementia care, and short-term respite care, Selwood House will provide a warm welcome as soon as you set foot through the door.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT FAMILY
We're proud to be a family run business that's grown over the years to a family of 2,800+ employees and over 40 care homes. We're passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we've created extraordinary care homes so we're looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

ABOUT THE SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT ROLE

Within your role as a Senior Care Assistant, you can really make a difference to our residents' lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Helping our residents with personal support and care.
• Aiding their emotional well-being and social needs
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Supporting residents at meals time
• Interacting with our residents on a personal level
• Maintaining care plans.
• Supporting residents at meals time

ABOUT YOUWe want someone proactive, passionate, and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents. You'll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team.

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant & leading a team.
• Have a friendly & caring attitude.
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care or willing to work towards this.
• Great communication skills, both written & verbal.

IN RETURN

You'll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
• Pension Contributions & access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Senior Care Assistant Role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.