Senior Care Assistant

Every day as a Senior Care Assistant is different, but your impact is always the same – life-changing. You’ll: Support the delivery of the highest quality care in the community; Complete assessments and reviews of individual care services; Provide practical supervision, instruction, and support to Care Assistants; Work with Care Coordinators to plan effective and realistic care worker rotas; Carry out regular needs and risk assessments, including renewed and repeated reviews; Participate in multi-disciplinary reviews of service users’ needs; Shadow new care workers to ensure their competence and confidence; Observe and evaluate care worker practice as part of routine supervision or when performance concerns arise; Provide personal care with dignity and respect; Complete essential administrative tasks linked to care delivery and service quality. Senior Care Assistants spend most of their time in the community fulfilling these responsibilities, while also supporting office-based administration as required.

Responsibilities

Support the delivery of the highest quality care in the community; Complete assessments and reviews of individual care services; Provide practical supervision, instruction, and support to Care Assistants; Work with Care Coordinators to plan effective and realistic care worker rotas; Carry out regular needs and risk assessments, including renewed and repeated reviews; Participate in multi-disciplinary reviews of service users’ needs; Shadow new care workers to ensure their competence and confidence; Observe and evaluate care worker practice as part of routine supervision or when performance concerns arise; Provide personal care with dignity and respect; Complete essential administrative tasks linked to care delivery and service quality; Spend most of their time in the community fulfilling these responsibilities, while also supporting office-based administration as required

Requirements

Experience in carrying out initial risk and needs assessments for individual service users, either in their own homes or in other settings such as hospitals or residential/nursing homes; Working in partnership with service users, their families, carers, advocates, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to ensure seamless, holistic care; Supporting high-quality care delivery and contributing to safe, person-centred care planning; Communicating clearly, professionally, and with compassion when coordinating care and reviewing needs; Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

Benefits

22p per mile fuel allowance; Local travel only - paid mileage for every journey; Full training and paid induction - no experience needed; Flexibility - work patterns that fit your lifestyle; Career growth - clear progression into senior and leadership roles; Family-friendly - enhanced leave for life's big moments; National opportunities - relocate and continue your career within CCH; Perks and discounts - Blue Light Card, Cycle to Work, RAF scheme, and more