Senior Care Assistant

This is a rewarding senior care assistant role in Torquay, where you will make a real difference in the lives of the clients you support. The role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career development with a leading care provider.

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will provide support, companionship, and personal care to clients in an extra care housing scheme. Your responsibilities will include assisting with daily living activities, encouraging social engagement, and mentoring new staff. You will have the opportunity to work flexibly with alternative weekends and enjoy a range of employee benefits.

Agincare UK is a family-run business that has been providing care and support to people since 1986. They are one of the largest care providers in the UK, with over 4,500 team members and over 100 locations across England, including care homes, home care branches, and extra care schemes.

Package

Description:

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced care professional looking for a change?

Come and join the Agincare family as aSenior Care Assistant

Where you'll be working

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £12.45 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000
• Fully funded training up to QCF Level 5
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Flexible working with alternative weekends

A day in the life of a Senior Home Care Assistant

• Health and Wellbeing - You will provide support, companionship, conversation and engagement with your clients
• Personal care - You will support your clients with bathing, dressing and oral care
• Meals and domestic tasks
  -You will help the client to prepare and eat healthy meals, snacks and beverages. You will assist in light cleaning tasks
• Mobility - You will support the client with moving around their home to enable them to live as independently as possible.
• Social activities - You will encourage and support with trips out, social engagements and activities in the client's home
• Medication
  -You will prompt, assist or administer medications and creams
• Mentorship - As a senior care assistant you will support new staff in their induction period and mentor them
• Spot checks
  -You will occasionally carry out spot checks and supervisions as directed by your Registered Manager

About Agincare

Were a family run business thats been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, were one of the UKs largest care providers and are continuing to grow.

We have over 100 locations across England including care& nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently.

We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

* Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

* TOECSP

• A minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK is required, along with experience in a senior care assistant or similar role.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.