Senior Care Assistant
About The Position
Radfield Home Care is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to provide personalised care to older people in their own homes in Croydon and Sutton. The role involves supporting clients in ways that help them live their best lives, while helping maintain high standards of care across the team. Alongside hands-on care, the Senior Care Assistant supports the Care Manager with the on-call system, conducts spot checks, competency checks and observations, and provides leadership, in-field training and supervision to new care team members. The position requires previous care experience, a UK driver’s licence, being over 18 and access to a vehicle. Because the role involves contact with vulnerable clients, it is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Radfield Home Care describes itself as a national leader in home care innovation and a fast-growing, multi-award-winning, family-run business. Its mission is to make ageing more enjoyable and rewarding, and its Caring for our Carers pledge emphasizes a welcoming and inclusive culture, recognition, fair remuneration, skills development, career progression and using technology to improve working life.
Requirements
- Previous care experience.
- A UK driver’s licence.
- Must be over the age of 18.
- Access to a vehicle.
- Enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.
Responsibilities
- Provide care and support to older people in their own homes.
- Conduct spot checks, competency checks and observations to help maintain high standards of care practice.
- Support the Care Manager in operating the on-call system.
- Provide leadership, in-field training and supervision to new members of the care team.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours.
- Paid mileage and travel time; travel is paid at the same rate as care.
- Company-paid holiday.
- Sick pay scheme.
- Pension entitlement.
- Free uniform (terms and conditions apply).
- Free DBS check (terms and conditions apply).
- A welcoming, friendly, supportive and inclusive culture.
- Appreciation and recognition of individual and team achievements.
- Transparent and fair remuneration.
- Support to develop skills and knowledge.
- Career progression and a voice in the workplace.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
