Make a difference every day and give back to your community!
This role will be based at Woodville Residential Home, in Woodville, Derbyshire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 46 residents, living with a range of age-related health conditions and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, some of our residents are living with Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.
Benefits of becoming our Senior Day Care Assistant
- Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.85 rising to £14.92 per hour dependent upon qualification level
- Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
- Fully funded DBS
- Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
- Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate
Responsibilities of our Senior Day Care Assistant
- Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents
- Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed and that continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of residents’ care
- Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences
- Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home
- Ensuring that each resident’s dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted
- Encouraging each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them
- Encouraging and assisting residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements
- Assisting where necessary with each resident’s personal care
What we’re looking for in our Senior Day Care Assistant
To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is essential for this role, though prior leadership or supervisory experience is not essential as full training and mentoring is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.
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