Female Senior Home Care Assistant

Senior Home Care Assistant – £16.00 per Hour
Living at Home – Swansea & Surrounding Areas £16.00 per hour
50p per mile mileage allowance
Travel time paid at National Minimum Wage
We're Looking for an Experienced Senior Who Can Hit the Ground Running

Living at Home is an award-winning home care provider supporting people throughout Swansea and the surrounding communities. We are strengthening our management and care team and are looking for an experienced, confident and highly proactive Senior Home Care Assistant. This is not simply a Home Care Assistant position with a different job title. We need someone who can lead from the front, make decisions, solve problems, support other carers and get things done without needing to be constantly managed.

If you're an experienced care professional who likes taking responsibility and being the person others can rely on, this could be the role for you.

£16.00 per hour – Monday to Sunday

• 50p per mile mileage allowance
• Travel time paid at National Minimum Wage
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Support from an experienced management team
• Opportunities to develop further within Living at Home

• A minimum Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent
• Previous experience working within the care sector
• Experience in a senior, supervisory or leadership capacity
• Strong knowledge of good care practice
• Confidence working independently and making decisions
• Good IT and digital skills
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• A full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle
• The flexibility required to work across our service
• The ability to participate in the on-call rota

Most importantly, you need to be reliable, proactive and flexible.

This position attracts our senior premium rate because we need someone who can provide the flexibility the role requires. You will need to offer full availability across our operating window of 7:00am to 11:00pm, Monday to Sunday, including the ability to work evenings and weekends as required. This does not mean you will work from 7:00am until 11:00pm every day. It means we are looking for somebody who has the flexibility to work across those operating hours and who can respond when the service needs senior support.

Home care can change quickly. A member of staff may become unavailable, a client may require additional support or an unexpected situation may arise. We therefore need a Senior who is prepared to step in, respond and go where they're needed, sometimes at short notice. If your availability is heavily restricted, this particular position is unlikely to be suitable.

This is a varied role combining hands-on care with senior responsibilities. You will continue to work directly with clients while also providing practical support to carers and the management team. Your responsibilities may include:

• Delivering high-quality care in clients' homes
• Supporting and guiding Home Care Assistants
• Acting as a first point of support for carers when appropriate
• Responding to problems and unexpected situations
• Participating in the on-call rota
• Covering care calls when operationally required
• Completing staff spot checks
• Supporting staff supervisions and competency monitoring
• Supporting client reviews
• Identifying concerns and escalating them appropriately
• Helping ensure care plans and company procedures are followed
• Supporting new members of staff
• Helping maintain standards across the care team
• Communicating effectively with clients, families and colleagues
• Completing records and other administrative tasks using our digital systems
• Supporting the Care Managers and wider management team with operational tasks when required