Position: Nights Senior Health Care Assistant
Care home: Tees Grange
Location: Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2PH
Contract type: 42hrs per week, Nights only role
Rate: £13.27 per hour
About the role
Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead our Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents’ day-to-day lives.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
- Supporting people with their personal care
- Assisting people at meal times
- Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
- Encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
- Promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect
- Leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues
- Ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard
We have higher‑than‑average staffing levels, usually up to six colleagues on each unit supporting around ten people, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.
Values and attributes
- Caring, kind, understanding and calm
- Able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
- Energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can‑do attitude
- A great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport with people
- Comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to escalated
- A motivating team leader
To apply for this role, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or a relevant functional skills qualification).
What we offer
- Regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
- Access to wages before payday
- Retail and lifestyle discounts
- Free DBS check
- 24/7 counselling and support
- Blue Light Card eligibility
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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