NIGHT Senior Care Assistant

Dovehaven Care Homes are Recruiting for a Senior Care Assistant to join our team at Dovehaven House, Moss Road in Southport, Working 24 hours per week - 2 x 12hr shifts per week - NIGHTS - 8pm - 8am on a rota basis - with alternate weekend availability required.

To see the Home, follow the Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqsY65fFYrQ

Dovehaven House is a residential care home catering for up to 40 residents. The home specializes in dementia care, and our aim is to ensure all our residents feel as comfortable as possible. Our homes promote independence, dignity and respect through positive risk taking and empowerment.

About the Role :

As the Senior Care Assistant, you will be tasked with managing the care team within the Home and ensuring that care staff are adhering to CQC guidelines whilst providing exceptional levels of care to residents. You will promote and deliver high standards of care, supervise and support less experienced staff to enable them to fully contribute to the care provided within the Home.

Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication and written skills
• Previous experience working within an elderly care setting.
• Self-motivated, resilient and well-organized
• Team player but able to work on your own initiative
• Dependable, able to work well under pressure and flexible to meet the needs of the Home
• Previous supervisory experience within a care/nursing home setting and experience of working with the elderly
• An NVQ level 2 in health & social care is essential along with a dedicated passion for providing exceptional care.

In return we offer:

• Career development opportunities
• Excellent work environment
• Monthly pay
• Paid DBS
• Free on-site parking
• Free uniform
• 5.6 weeks of paid annual leave
• Pension scheme

As part of our recruitment process you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Their code of conduct can be found on the following link that you can copy and post to your web browser if you wish to read:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice

If you feel you have the right values for our family run Company, you will be supported by a programme of induction, training and development throughout your career with us.

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