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Senior Care Assistant – Tarland

  • Tarland, Aberdeenshire
  • Social Care
  • Posted 10 months ago
  • £13.33 per hour + joining incentive,mileage,benefits package

Salary: £13.33 per hour

*We are offering a £1000* Golden Hello joining incentive for a limited time*!

*We have just added a 45p (per mile) mileage rate for travel over 10 miles to our site*!

Join us now in a career that makes a difference.

As Scotland’s largest private care provider, with 25 homes, over 900 residents and 1500 staff; Balhousie is one of the country’s leading providers of elderly and specialist care. As well as award-winning care home teams throughout Scotland, we boast a stunning HQ and highly skilled support staff.

These are fantastic opportunities to join our award winning business, based at our stunning Balhousie Alastrean House site in Tarland, near Aboyne.

We have permanent full and part time roles available working day shift, as well as flexible bank contracts on offer.

Our shift patterns are typically 8am-8pm / 8pm-8am.

The Role

As a Senior Carer, you will be required to deliver person centred care to our residents including medications administration. Your role will also involve supervising and mentoring the care assistants, whilst supporting the Care Home Manager to lead the team and Service forward.

Duties Include

  • Ensure the highest possible levels of care are maintained by supporting/assisting Residents, when required, with all aspects of daily living
  • Report on well-being of Residents and liaise with GP’s and Support Managers etc.
  • Support training and supervision of junior and new Staff Members in all aspects of their work in the Care Home, under the supervision of senior Staff Members
  • Ensure all holistic assessments are carried out when Residents are admitted to the Care Home e.g. covering nutritional and incontinence issues, risk assessment etc.
  • Complete, observe & review care planning needs for Residents, and complete written daily records as instructed and in line with the Company’s policies and procedures

Skills, Abilities and Experience

  • You will be passionate about care and willing to make a difference to the residents’ quality of life
  • You will be a confident communicator and have the ability to flex your personality to meet the needs of the guests and potential guests
  • Experience / Qualification in the Safe Handling of Medicines (Desirable)
  • Previous supervisory experience (Desirable)
  • Satisfactory Police Check and check against the PVG List
  • It is essential that you have achieved SVQ Level 2 in Care with a willingness to work towards achieving SVQ Level 3 (or hold level 3 currently)
  • Please note that due to the rural location, having your own transport is highly desirable

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Just some of our great suite of Balhousie Benefits*:

  • Access to a huge range of discounts including holidays and grocery shopping!
  • The ability to access your wages before payday, through an easy-to-use app!
  • Enhanced overtime rates!
  • Free health and legal advice!

*terms apply

Job Information

Job Reference: BBBH269_1689757933
Salary:
Salary From: £13.33
Salary To: £13.33
Job Industries: Social Care
Job Locations: Tarland, Aberdeenshire
Job Types: Permanent
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