Senior Care Assistant

Are you passionate about providing exceptional care for our senior residents? We are looking for a Senior Care Assistant to join our team! As a leader in senior care, you will play a crucial role in managing the day-to-day needs of our residents, ensuring the highest standard of care and maintaining a clean and tidy environment. If you have a heart for seniors and want to make a positive impact, apply now!

We offer some excellent rewards & benefits including:

• We offer all team members 1 free meal per shift.


• Enhanced Bank Holiday pay.


• Increased Annual Leave entitlement. Team members who work with us for 3 years or more, get extra annual leave.


• Cycle to Work scheme - Why not save money on commuting costs and improve your health at the same time.


• Milestone Birthdays - get an EXTRA day off to celebrate that special birthday.


• Company sick pay which is over and above the statutory entitlement. (subject to length of service)


• Refer a Friend Scheme for successful referrals - for all permanent roles within Oakland Care (T&C's apply).


• Recognition and staff appreciation initiatives.


• Long service awards., We are an award-winning Care Home provider who deliver high quality, kind and compassionate care. For our residents, joining one of our Homes is like joining our family - and we make that no different for our new colleagues. If you are an enthusiastic Care Team Leader who wants to make a real difference, then you have come to the right place!

What you will be doing:


• Leading a team of Care Assistants.


• Managing the day-to-day needs of our residents.


• Delivering the highest standard of care.


• Ensuring all areas are kept clean and tidy.


• Supporting family members and visitors.


• Assisting with meals and daily activities.
  
  At least a minimum of 2 years' experience in delivering care or as a Senior Care Assistant.


• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care (or willing to sign up/ or working towards it)


• Trained in medication administration.


• Excellent people and customer service skills.


• Ability to induct & supervise junior staff.


• Time management skills to delegate tasks within a team.


• Good communication skills - verbal (great communication within the team and to other external professionals) and writing (ability to write and maintain care plans) & digital skills.


• Caring attitude.


• Flexible and reliable.
  
  When you join Oakland Care you are joining a company that is creating an exciting new generation of luxurious care homes in the UK - all backed by a wealth of experience in delivering excellent care.


We believe every team member becomes part of our family. Like any family, we are all reliant on each other to support each other, challenge each other - where appropriate - and have fun together.

We need team members who share our passion for enriching the lives of our residents. Joining us means becoming part of a highly-skilled and professional team that is fully dedicated to providing excellent care.

That's why everything we do is guided by our values and is in line with our mission as a company.

Our values are: Family, Integrity, Respect, Exceptional and Sustainable - or F.I.R.E.S for short.

Our mission is to provide exceptional homes for people to live, love and be loved where everyone is part of our family.

By understanding our values and our mission, you become part of our team, our family, and our commitment to always delivering the very best care to our residents.

Some of the benefits and perks we offer our team