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Senior Care Assistant
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About Us
We are a Dementia Care Home based in Knottingley, supporting vulnerable adults who have a diagnosis of Dementia.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Care Assistant to work 20 hours a week on nights. The hours of work are on a rota basis, and the position includes weekends and bank holidays with enhanced rates of pay.
What will be expected from me?
The purpose of this role is to oversee and maintain the care of the residents and support the home manager and assistant manager with the general running of the home and provision of person-centred care and support for our residents.
What I might be doing?
- Provide person-centred care and support for the residents within the home.
- Communicate the needs of service users to management and maintain good relations between service users, staff, and families.
- Manage and safely administer service users’ medications.
- Provide high levels of care to ensure that our residents have the best quality of life in their later years.
Why Wakefield Council?
We are a leading Council for best practice and an employer of choice for individuals seeking a rewarding role and career.
- Flexible full-time working pattern of 37 hours per week.
- 26 days of Holidays plus 8 Bank Holidays.
- Support and access to high-quality training offers to help progress your career to the next level.
- Commitment to supporting the wellbeing of our staff with a good work/life balance and supportive leadership.
- Access to a range of employee support products.
- Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
- The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program with a dedicated personal trainer, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme, and many more.
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Essential Requirements
- NVQ 2 in Social Care. NVQ 3 in Social Care is desirable however candidate must be willing to complete this qualification.
- An understanding of Safe manual handling techniques.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults.
- A minimum of two years’ experience of working with older adults and an understanding of their differing complex care needs.
Note: Advert can be closed early if sufficient numbers of applications are received.
What can I expect?
- A competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extra days of annual leave.
- Hybrid working (subject to role suitability).
- Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
- Commitment to supporting the wellbeing of our staff with good work life balance and supportive leadership.
- Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
- Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more.
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Want to know more?
If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process, or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact:
- Name: Patrycja Walesiak
- Tel: 01977722405
- E-mail: pwalesiak@wakefield.gov.uk
- Company: Wakefield Council
- Salary: £15,458.37 - £17,047.02
- Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Sector: Health and Social Care, Adult Services, Mental Health
- Job Role: Support Worker
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