Senior Care Assistant
Salary: £13.55 per hour (including a non-contractual market supplement)
Location: Baycroft Great Baddow
Hours & Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week- Days 7am-7.30pm including alternate weekends
Baycroft is a collection of luxury care homes with a unique difference. For us care is more than a word. It’s a culture. We're part of One Housing, a housing association and not-for-profit organisation with a strong social purpose. All profit made by Baycroft is used to build affordable homes and support communities across London and the Southeast.
Baycroft Great Baddow is a CQC Good-rated care home that offers residential, nursing and dementia care. We put the needs of residents and their families at the heart of everything we do. For our employees, we offer a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career.
We are now recruiting a Senior Care Assistant to join our Care team and support us in delivering nutritious food and market-leading care to our residents.
We'll reward your hard work by
- Offering lean travel options, allowing you to spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loan and/or our Cycle2Work scheme
- Giving you plenty of annual leave, allowing you up to 29 days off each year (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Providing fantastic development opportunities through your enrolment in One Academy, our in-house learning and development offering
- Providing 24/7 counselling and support services to you and your family, and allowing you to claim back cash for some healthcare costs
- Paying you to give back to our communities through two fully paid volunteer days at our services
- Rewarding your hard work through our colleague recognition programme and a career break after three years of service
And in return, you will be responsible for
- Providing direct person-centred care to all residents, promoting their individuality and dignity at all times.
- Administering medication.
- Assisting residents with social activities by interacting with them, encouraging them to continue with or take up new hobbies and activities such as those organised by the Activities Coordinator or assistants.
- Leading, supporting and mentoring the team of care assistants on shift and support the nurse on duty to organise and supervise their work
- Performing, reporting and recording, following training, clinical observations of residents’ temperature, pulse, breathing, height and weight.
- Obtaining urine, stool and sputum samples, as requested by the GP or RGN in charge.
- Performing simple urinalysis following training.
If this sounds like the job for you, apply now or give us a call on 0333 240 8567 for more information.
Please note: this role will require an enhanced DBS and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Job Reference: OH00351