Senior Care Assistant - Fernbank

South Coast Nursing Homes is a family-owned provider of care across East and West Sussex. Each of the 9 registered homes offers the highest standards of resident care and comfort, 24 hours – day and night.

Here at South Coast Nursing Homes, just as we provide excellent care to our residents, we cultivate an environment for personal and career growth within our own company too. We are growing and we are always on the lookout for the best talent across the care sector. If you’re passionate about care, hungry to deliver and want to be part of a flourishing company – we want to hear from you!

We are looking for an experienced Senior Care Assistant to join the team at Fernbank Residential Home in Worthing on a Full Time basis.

Hourly Rates: £12.38 p/h Weekdays and £13.61 p/h Weekends.

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be involved in supporting Care Assistants on shift to ensure the highest delivery of care is being given and supporting your team. You will be supporting with personal care duties and ensuring all checks have been completed alongside dispensing medication.

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be:

• Responsible for the allocation of carers
• Dispensing medication
• Be a support to new members of staff
• Providing high quality personal care, social interaction and stimulation to residents.
• Promoting independence and enablement and providing any support to the residents where necessary;
• Developing relationships with relatives to help support you in understanding their needs and developing their personal care.

More about you:

• Kind and caring with a positive approach;
• Energetic and hard-working;
• Passionate about offering superior services and want to make a difference;
• Team player
• You will ideally have an NVQ level 3 in Health and social care, or be interested in completing the qualification

Package:

• £12.38 p/h weekdays and £13.61p/h Weekends
• Access to your pay as you earn it
• Paid breaks on full shifts
• Free uniform & DBS
• Excellent benefits including pension, Retail and Leisure discount scheme
• Industry leading training and development coupled with career progression
• Cycle to work scheme available

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