Senior Care Assistant

Location: Pickering The Hall

Salary: £13.51 per hour

Contract: Permanent

Hours/ Working Pattern: Full time

The Hall Residential Home has an excellent reputation for care delivery and for helping our residents to “make new memories”.

We are located in the village of Thornton-le-Dale with excellent transport links to Pickering, Malton and Scarborough. The Hall is a beautiful, Grade II-listed building that delivers exceptional care to all our residents.

An opportunity has arisen for a compassionate and conscientious individual to join and work alongside our dedicated team.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Night Care Assistant on full time 36 hour permanent contract who can boast the following attributes:

• Support and promote our residents’ independence, dignity and respect.
• Able to work flexible nights.
• Able to work under pressure in a professional and courteous manner.
• Someone who has genuine care for people which will benefit our residents.

Successful candidates should ideally have:

• NVQ Level 3 or be actively working towards this.
• Competent in the safe administering and handling of medication.
• Able to liaise proactively with Healthcare Professionals as and when required.
• Experience of running a night shift competently, allocating jobs to Care staff in line with the residents' needs and expectations.
• Able to use computerised care delivery systems, such as Person Centred Software for writing and updating care plans.
• Previous experience of working in a similar role is preferred.

* It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.* *We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*

If you feel this is the role for you, please contact Melissa on 01609 532661 or email melissa.humpleby@northyorks.gov.uk for further information.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in being considered for more than one of our vacancies, you will only need submit ONE application.

You can state in the ‘Supporting Evidence’ section of your application the other roles you would like to be considered for, but any suitable roles will be discussed with you.

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