Senior Care Assistant (Bank/Flexible). The Oaks Care Home

Location

Newtown, Powys | United Kingdom

Job description

Senior Care Assistant (Bank/Flex). The Oaks Care Home

• £13.03 per hour
• 08:00-20:00/20:00-08:00 shifts available to cover

Are you passionate about working in the care sector, but looking for a more flexible work-life balance? Sandstone Care Group can offer you fully flexible working hours to cater towards your availability and lifestyle. There are a variety of shift patterns available and full training is paid, alongside a guided induction process. Join our bank team for the opportunity to work on YOUR terms, whilst still building close relationships in our beautiful home.

Excellent opportunity for a dedicated, hard-working individual interested in working at The Oaks Care Home, Sandstone Care Group’s purpose-built nursing and residential home in Newtown, Powys.

This stunning 73-bedded luxury home opened its doors in January 2020 and offers its residents state-of-the-art facilities unrivalled in the area, to include a coffee shop / bistro, hair & nail salon, separate dining and lounge areas, activities room and landscaped gardens, whilst at the same time providing exceptional standards of care supported by the very latest care planning and nurse-call technology.

We are recruiting a wide range of skill sets to enhance the care we give to our residents, and as a forward-thinking team with so many exciting things coming ahead, the ideal candidate will be enthusiastic to be part of this ongoing journey.

As a Senior Care Assistant at our home, your role may involve:

• Undertaking any necessary training
• Supporting our residents with personal care and hygiene, eating, and getting involved with daily activities
• Providing emotional support and companionship
• Supporting our residents to live an enriched and fulfilled life, focussed on their individual hobbies, preferences and abilities
• Maintaining high standards within the care home environment
• Senior-level duties to support the Home Manager, which may involve: staff supervisions, appraisals, record-keeping, liaising with outside professionals, interviewing etc.
• Varied shifts on the residential floor and the dementia floor

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos 
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

*Overtime is paid for working over fulltime hours. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’. Advertised pay rates are for shifts worked from 1st April 2023.

What are we looking for?

• Supervisory/leadership experience in a residential or nursing home setting
• A positive outlook and warm personality
• Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or willing to work towards
• Confident in record-keeping and the use of various technologies
• Able to remain calm and guide colleagues under pressure
• Flexibility to work shift patterns according to the needs of our residents

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health

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