NIGHT SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT- Eligibility to work in the UK ***please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role***
Glenkindie Lodge is a 33-bed Residential Care Home in Desborough, Northamptonshire providing care for residents who are elderly, many with dementia. We are passionate and committed towards providing high-quality care in a ‘home-from-home’ environment.
We continue to make improvements to the environment, care and governance to create a better living and working environment for our valued residents, visitors and our employees.
About us
At Glenkindie Lodge Residential Care Home, our primary focus is our residents and their wellbeing. We aim to provide the good standards of individualised care in a friendly, safe, secure, comfortable, homely atmosphere and environment.
Our fully dedicated and caring staff encourage our residents to retain their own independence, privacy, dignity, autonomy, values, believes and choice. Our staff are fully trained to assess, understand, empathise, and support individual residents’ care needs sensitively and to provide person-centered care for our residents, in their best interests by involving their families, friends, relatives and significant other where possible.
As the Management, we are dedicated and committed to ensure that the operational aspects of the Home maintain its Safety, Effectiveness, Care, Responsiveness and Leadership to provide the assurance and comfort to our residents and their families.
As an employee, joining the "Glenkindie Family" you will be valued and encouraged to progress on your career development, develop interests within the Health & Social Care and most importantly be part of a caring team helping our elderly community.
About the role:
As a Night Senior Care Assistant, you will play important and integral roles within our care team, helping us deliver high standards of care to our deserving residents.
The Duties and responsibilities Senior Night Care Assistant include, but not limited to:
- To be accountable for the home and the residents, and to create a calm and secure atmosphere throughout the night
- To ensure regular checks are carried out throughout the night for each resident’s individual needs (in relation to the home’s guidelines and policies).
- To administer medication if required.
- Be aware of all emergency contact and home procedures in relation to health and safety.
- To ensure that all night documentation is completed and signed for.
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of all records required to be kept by CQC.
Please Note: This is a waking duty. You are expected to perform care duties and assist with some cleaning duties.
To join our team and make a real difference you will be passionate about supporting our residents, helping them maintain an independent lifestyle.
Qualities that we’re looking for include:
- Being kind, caring and compassionate
- Being a good listener, patient and understanding
- Being committed, motivated, resilient and flexible
- A good team player, good communicator and willing to learn new skills.
Shift hours are:
20:00 - 08:00
About You
- For the Night Senior Care Assistant role, 2 years work experience in Care Home is mandatory.
- NVQ 3 (or equivalent) or above in Health and Social Care is mandatory and the willingness to progress.
- Experience of medication administration.
- Experience of person-centered care plans.
- Flexibility to adapt to the needs of our residents.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
- Knowledge of CQC regulations.
- Knowledge & understanding of dementia.
- Experience and willingness to conduct training.
- Flexible working is advantageous.
- Undertake training courses is advantageous.
- Team player, role model with compassion, enthusiasm, drive and confidence to make a collective improvement to the overall care and well-being of our residents.
Our Commitment to you.
- Competitive rates of pay.
- Guaranteed hours contracts.
- Pension.
- Bright Exchange
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid holidays.
- Highly rewarding role supporting elderly and disabled people.
- Friendly working environment.
- Individual training & development programme (with professional qualifications).
- Career progression opportunities.
- Free uniform.
- Free parking.
- Feeling valued, supported, recognised and rewarded.
Start Date
Immediate, subject to:
- Receipt of satisfactory references
- Receipt of evidence of completed training
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS checks
- Completion of induction training
Work remotely
Pay: From £13.57 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid training
Work Location: In person
