Central Bedfordshire Council
Senior Carer - Leighton Buzzard Older Peoples Day Opportunities
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Team: CAS – Leighton Buzzard Day Opportunities (Leighton Buzzard Day Centre)
Job Family: Supporting
CBG6
Salary: £26,824 - £28,142 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Marigold House, Leighton Buzzard Older Peoples Day Centre
Contract Type: Fixed - Permanent
Closing Date: 26th July 2026
Interview Date: 31st July 2026
About the Role
The Senior Carer will play a key role in supporting the day-day running of the service, ensuring that older people living with complex care and support needs, including dementia, receive safe, person-centred and meaningful support.
Dignity and meaningful moments are central to our ethos and are at the heart of everything we do. The Senior Carer will help ensure that every person who attends the day centre feels valued, respected, listened to, and included. They will support people to take part in activities and experiences that promote wellbeing, independence, social connection, and enjoyment.
The role will involve leading by example, supporting a team of Care Assistants, and helping to create a warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment. The Senior Carer will promote independence, dignity, choice, and wellbeing, while ensuring that individual care plans, risk assessments, and support needs are followed and regularly reviewed.
Key Responsibilities
Care and Support
- Provide high-quality, person-centred care and support, ensuring dignity, privacy, respect, and choice are always maintained.
- Lead by example in delivering care and support that promotes independence, wellbeing, social inclusion, and meaningful moments.
- Support people with daily living activities and personal care needs in a sensitive and respectful manner.
- Ensure dignity and meaningful moments are central to our ethos and remain at the heart of everything we do.
- Observe and monitor people’s health, wellbeing, mood, and presentation, reporting any changes to the Manager or other professionals as appropriate.
- Administer medication as prescribed, and ensure accurate records are maintained in line with policy and procedure.
- Ensure people receive consistent support in line with their care and support plans, risk assessments, and individual needs.
- Attend initial assessments for people who have been referred to access our services.
Leading and Supporting the Team
- Oversee and support a team of Care Assistants during the day, ensuring tasks are allocated clearly and people’s needs are met safely and effectively.
- Act as a positive role model by demonstrating high standards of care, professionalism, communication, and teamwork.
- Provide day-to-day guidance, encouragement, and support to a team of Care Assistants, students, and volunteers.
- Support the Manager with the smooth running of the service, escalating concerns, staffing issues, or service pressures promptly.
- Help ensure staff follow agreed care plans, risk assessments, moving and handling guidance, medication procedures, and service policies.
- Promote a positive team culture where staff feel supported, valued, and confident in their roles.
- Support new staff with induction, shadowing, and good practice guidance where required.
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Activity Planning and Delivery
- Ensure the team plans, organizes, and leads meaningful activities tailored to the interests, abilities, and needs of people who access the service.
- Support a team of Care Assistants to deliver engaging activities that promote stimulation, enjoyment, independence, and social interaction.
- Encourage people to take part in social, recreational, creative, and wellbeing activities in a way that suits their individual needs and choices.
- Adapt activities to support people living with dementia, physical frailty, and complex care needs.
- Research and explore opportunities that enrich the service offer and create meaningful experiences for those who attend.
- Ensure activities are inclusive, safe, and reflect the voices, preferences, and outcomes of people who use the service.
Health and Safety
- Ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for people who attend, staff, families, carers, and professionals.
- Support a team to follow health and safety policies and procedures, including risk assessments, infection prevention and control, moving and handling, and safe working practices.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies and provide first aid when necessary, following service procedures.
- Monitor the environment throughout the day and report hazards, loss, damage, breakages, or concerns to the Manager promptly.
- Ensure equipment, activity spaces, and shared areas are safe, suitable, and ready for use.
- Support a team of Care Assistants to maintain good standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control.
Communication and Collaboration
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with people who attend, their families, carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
- Work collaboratively with the Manager and wide team to provide consistent, coordinated, and person-centred support.
- Share relevant information with the manager in a timely and appropriate way, ensuring confidentiality is maintained.
- Contribute to daily handovers, team discussions, reviews, and meetings.
- Support a team of Care Assistants to communicate professionally and compassionately with people who attend and their families.
- Liaise with families and professionals where appropriate, escalating any concerns or complex matters to the Manager.
Record Keeping and Reporting
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records relating to people’s care, wellbeing, progress, activities, and daily support.
- Ensure a team of Care Assistants complete daily notes and relevant documentation to a good standard.
- Report any concerns, incidents, accidents, safeguarding matters, or changes in need to the Manager promptly.
- Participate in support planning, reviews, and risk assessment updates as required.
- Ensure records reflect people’s choices, outcomes, strengths, and meaningful moments.
- Support the Manager in ensuring documentation is completed in line with service policies and regulatory expectations.
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Professional Development
- Engage in ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
- Stay informed about best practice in adult social care, dementia care, dignity in care, safeguarding, and person-centred support.
- Identify and explore relevant training opportunities for your own development.
- Work with the Manager and wider Day Service teams to support improvements in care quality, team performance, and the overall service offer.
Skills
- Level 3 qualification in Adult Health and Social Care is essential.
- Experience supporting older adults and people living with dementia, and other complex care and support needs.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to supervise, guide, and support a team of care assistants.
- Compassionate and person-centred approach, promoting dignity, independence, choice, and meaningful moments in daily care.
Please note
Travel is essential for this role as you may be required to support at other Day Services, attend reviews and professional meetings, and access training at other CBC sites. You will preferably have a full driving license with access to a vehicle.
Our Offer
If you are the right person for us, you will have the benefit of a generous rewards package, such as annual leave, an employee assistance programme, access to IT equipment, discounts in the local community, and the opportunity to complete further training and develop your career in the social care field.
Part of our vision in the Care and Support services is to be there for you. We will recognize you as an individual personality with your own uniqueness, character, and life experiences. We will be there for you, to promote and celebrate your continued successes.
Please note that this role requires access to a vehicle and a full driving licence.
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Safeguarding
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
Our National Careers Service
Our National Careers Service team offers a free weekly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Lauren Lenoir via email Lauren.Lenoir@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or on 0300 300 4115
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