About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge? Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Sunnymeade care home?
Come and join the Agincare family as a Bank Night Senior Care Assistant Where you'll be working Care Quality Commission Rating As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £13.46 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000* Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Please note this is currently a bank contract A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant (Nights) Person-centred care - You will ensure that residents receive personal care from you and your team including bathing, dressing and oral care within their preferences, and actively promote right to choice and independence Review - You will contribute to and carry out care reviews with your residents to ensure their plans reflect their needs. Medication - You will administer residents' medication in a safe and supportive and compliant way Social Ac
Main duties of the job
The Senior Care Assistant Nights position with Agincare Homes Holdings is a rewarding role for experienced care professionals seeking a new challenge. Working at Sunnymeade care home, the role involves providing person-centred care during night shifts, ensuring that residents receive comprehensive personal care that respects their choices and independence. Duties include administering medication, conducting care reviews, participating in social activities with residents, and offering leadership support to new and existing staff.
The pay rate is £13.46 per hour. Benefits include a refer-a-friend scheme with potential earnings of up to £1000, career development opportunities, fully funded training up to QCF level 5, a Blue Light care discount package, and a company pension scheme. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for at least 12 months and note that the position is a bank contract.
Agincare is a well-regarded care provider with over 5,500 employees and a commitment to equal opportunities.
About us
Agincare is celebrating 40 years of service in the care industry, establishing itself as one of the UKs largest providers. It delivers a spectrum of care services across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a family-owned company, Agincare's team of over 5,500 members continues to expand. The organisation is involved in various sectors such as care and nursing homes, home care, supported living, extra care, and live-in care services. Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers by offering guaranteed interviews or informal career conversations as a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant.
Moreover, it supports the Armed Forces community by ensuring interviews for service leavers and military community members. The company's services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Agincare maintains its dedication to equal opportunity employment and encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description
- Come and join the Agincare family as a Bank Night Senior Care Assistant
Where you'll be working
- Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/somerset/sunnymeade-care-home/
- Care Quality Commission Rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-19058397309
As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
- £13.46 per hour
- Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
- Outstanding career development
- Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
- Blue Light care discount package
- Company pension scheme
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
- Please note this is currently a bank contract
A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant (Nights)
- Person-centred care - You will ensure that residents receive personal care from you and your team including bathing, dressing and oral care within their preferences, and actively promote right to choice and independence
- Review -You will contribute to and carry out care reviews with your residents to ensure their plans reflect their needs.
- Medication - You will administer residents' medication in a safe and supportive and compliant way
- Social Activity - You will lead in and participate in trips out, social engagements and activities within the home.
- Leadership - you may support new starters or existing staff with shadowing and development, and may be called up on to lead the home where more senior managers are not available.
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers
*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Agincare
Address
Agincare Homes Holdings
Chard
TA20 1LJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)