Senior Care Assistant - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - You and I Care Services Ltd

You and I Care Services Ltd

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Chelmsford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR SPONSORSHIP
We are looking for Senior Care Assistants to fill our vacant positions. Our Senior Care Assistant role is challenging but rewarding for the right person.

Our Service Users are aged 18 to 65 and above. They have a range of care needs from simple companionship to assistance with personal care and medication.

As a Senior Care Assistant working for You & I Care, you will share our core values of caring compassion and improvement.

We understand that each Senior Care Assistant offers more than the service alone and that relationships between Senior Care Assistants and Service Users should be preserved over time.

Role Details

Job Title:

Senior Care Assistant.

Reports to:

Manager

Job Overview:

To provide leadership to the care staff within the service
To provide care in accordance with current best practices, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements and relevant regulations, under the direction of the Manager
To supervise the care services within the organisation in accordance with agreed standards
To maintain skills at a current level, and undertake such training and development as may, from timetotime, be required to maintain practices as up to date.

Working Hours:

The Senior Care Assistant role is a management role both office and field based ,working 5 days over a 7-day period, as agreed with the Manager.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Job.
The Senior Care Assistant responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Ensure service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing.
To supervise staff and ensure that all staff contribute to the efficient running of the service
Be responsible for promoting and protecting the welfare of those individuals supported by the service
Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service
Work in cooperation with members of multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users
Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management

Skills and attributes

Good English written and verbal
Vocational qualification level 3 Health and Social Care
Supervisory or management qualification
Ability to induct and orientate new employees to the job role and service
Organise and plan supervision and appraisals for care staff
Provide and oversee staff providing people with support/assistance as they accomplish daily tasks, including bathing, eating, dressing, grooming and using the bathroom
Dispense medication following the services policies and procedures
Communicate any problems, concerns or changes to service users family members as needed
Senior Care Assistants need to build rapport with service users by establishing personal connections and showing interest in their lives
The postholder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the multidisciplinary team, with service users and their families/friends whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication, and respond accordingly
To greet visitors and show prospective service users and families the facilities as required
Senior Care Assistants need to be able to adapt to, and address situations quickly. Plan care provision ,develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing, whilst recognising and reporting situations where there might be a need for protection
Previous experience of working in a similar environment
Previous experience of working in a similar supervisory role
Experience of working with service users, in particular, those that may have additional support needs
Knowledge of rota planning ensuring adequate staff on duty with correct skill mix and fair allocation of off duty/annual leave
Involve Service Users, families, external agencies and colleagues
Speak up when things go wrong
Understand personcentred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices
Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking
Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded
Understand human rights and impact on care delivery
Facilitating people to speak up about concerns and acting upon them
Striving for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality in care means for people using the services
Being accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement
Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge
Treating people with kindness
Senior Care Assistants should Understand the importance of empathy in all areas of employment
Understanding the values of others and always providing a caring service
Focus on how things could be done better and sharing ideas
Understanding of wellbeing and wh