Senior Carer

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Durham
Salary
Competitive
Posted
07 Jul 2021
Closes
04 Aug 2021
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Mariposa Care Group has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Carer (Days) to join their team at Derwent Care Home in Newcastle Road, Low Westwood near Consett, Newcastle upon Tyne. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return we will offer you a salary of GBP9.91 per hour.
We're Mariposa Care Group, a residential and nursing care service and we provide a range of care and support services for residents. Everyone who works here understands that our residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. And, by joining us, you'll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.
Our main priority for the Senior Carer role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our own!
What will you be doing as our Senior Carer?
Duties of a Senior Care Assistant are varied, and no two days will be the same. All our residents are individuals and they deserve to be treated as such. However, as a general guide, duties will include:
- Providing, overseeing and supervising and monitoring daily routines to ensure consistent high standards of resident care is achieved - Support senior staff, where appropriate, to carry out their clinical responsibilities for residents and assist with administration of medication in accordance with medication procedures - Uphold public trust and confidence and be accountable for the quality of your work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your knowledge and skills
What we are looking for in our Senior Carer:
- Kind-hearted senior care assistant who has the required experience - Appropriate Level 3 qualifications or working towards them - You must have the right values and behaviours to work in our residential care service
Above all we want someone that shares in our values, these being:
- Generous - with our time for team members and for the individuals we care for. Ensuring we are a responsible, effective and caring team - Responsible - we all take ownership and pride in everything we do to ensure we provide outstanding care, that's well-led, safe and effective - Sustainable - we look ahead to the future with our ideas, technology, investment in our homes and ensuring business performance.
We'll look after our Senior Carer by offering:
- A great working environment and team to be part of with training and development opportunities to progress if you want to - Enhanced overtime rate of GBP2 per hour above contracted hours - Refer a friend scheme
- Long service award scheme - Pension scheme - Private health care scheme - Member of the Care Workers Charity
Please note that a DBS check will be required for this role.
If you think you've got what it takes and would like to join our team as a Senior Carer, please click 'Apply' now.
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