Bank senior and care assistant

Job Description

BANK SENIOR AND CARE ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION

Durnsford Lodge is looking for a confident and caring Bank Senior and care assistant to join our friendly team.

As a Bank senior and care assistant you will work closely with the home management team to ensure the safe and effective running of the home coving staff sickness and holidays.

Duties:

Bank senior: These will include providing a leading role on shift, ensuring the effective allocation and direction of staff while assisting where needed. Monitoring all care records to ensure all our residents needs are met. Administration of medication. Being a point of contact for professionals and visitors to the home, You will report any safeguarding concerns or complaints to the manager and ensure that incidents are properly recorded, escalated and action taken where required.

To provide personal care, daily assistance, and emotional support to the residents in the home and documenting evidence of the above.

Bank care assistant: Ensure the highest quality of care is provided to our residents through their person-centred care plans to achieve and exceed potential Promote the right values and attitudes towards people with behaviours described as challenging. Facilitating recreational activities of the residents choice. Liaise with families, friends, advocates, external agencies and the management team to provide a consistent approach that meets the individual needs of each resident. Complete records and documentation of progress, incidents and activities. Promote and uphold the privacy, rights, dignity, health and well-being of the individuals. General housekeeping duties. Personal care duties

Qualifications
– Supervising experience
– Leadership skills
– Proficiency in creating and implementing care plans
– Excellent communication skills
– Valid driver’s license for driving responsibilities
– Experience in senior care or care home settings
– Basic IT skills for record-keeping and communication purposes

Please note that the above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You may be expected to perform different tasks or duties within the boundaries of your role at any given time in line with the needs of the service. If you have any issues or concerns about anything you are asked to please bring this to the service manager as soon as you can.

Durnsford Lodge is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We are striving to make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

As this post requires you to be in regular contact with adults who are vulnerable, it is therefore 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 also strive to nurture diversity through inclusive practices. We will consider all qualified applications for this position, regardless of their age, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities or other characteristics.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £11.44-£12.76 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• providing care: 2 years (required)
• supervisory: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Bank Senior and HCA