Senior Health Care Assistant

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant

Care home: Pathways

Location: Kingfisher Way, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4

Contract type: Permanent - full time 12 hour shifts 8-8

Rate: £13.77 per hour

Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

About the role

Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge to lead the Care Team in delivering high‑quality care for residents. Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Supporting people with their personal care
• Assisting people at meal times
• Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
• Encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
• Promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect
• Leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues
• Ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard

We provide higher‑than‑average staffing levels, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

What you need

You must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification).

What we offer

• Regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• Access to wages before payday
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

We promote a culture built on fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. As a Senior Health Care Assistant, you will also be:

• Caring, kind, understanding and calm
• Able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
• Energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can‑do attitude
• A great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport with people
• Comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to escalat​e
• A motivating team leader

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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