Job Description

S

enior Care Assistant (Days) based at Alexandra House, Dovercourt

Available Hours:

Permanent - Full time - 39 hours per week


Includes every other weekend, two week rolling rota including 3 x 8am-8pm shifts and 1 x 8am-2pm / 2pm-8pm shift weekly.

14.33 per hour

For this role, we are currently considering candidates who live within approximately

15 miles

of the Care Home

. This ensures commutes are manageable and support your wellbeing and work-life balance. If you live outside this area but would still find the commute manageable, please get in touch - we are happy to review individual circumstances.


Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you!

Why join?

You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more!


In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:


28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave. Life assurance. A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases. Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications. Genuine career progression and development opportunities. Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice. Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support. Access to wellbeing resources. Recommend a friend scheme. Family friendly policies. Long service awards. Free uniform and DBS check. Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

About the role

As a Senior Care Assistant at MHA, you will lead and inspire a team of committed care assistants to provide the highest quality of care to our residents enabling them to live later life well. Duties will be varied and include supporting our residents with personal care needs and helping them to take part in a wide range of activities that support their health and wellbeing. In addition, you will administer medication and maintain clear and accurate records. Every day will be different, and you will have the opportunity to use your leadership and people skills to make a real difference.

About the home

Alexandra House care home in Harwich

Finding the right care home can be a difficult journey for any family. But with Alexandra House care home in Harwich, You will find more than a picturesque rural setting. Because You will also find a caring local team that are here to help those we care for.


Join us and You will quickly see why people say we feel like a second family. You will understand that our team simply will not compromise in the quality of their support. Alexandra House is situated in beautiful grounds, adjacent to Alexandra Court retirement living apartments. The location is a suburban setting on the Harwich sea front offering a quiet, relaxing pace of life with sea views. And You will feel the charitable ethos, along with the spirituality and warmth that flows through every MHA home.


Above all, we hope You will see how the support and surroundings of Alexandra House care home in Harwich could welcome a new lease of life for those we care for with wellbeing, friendship and respect at its heart.


For more information about the home, please click

here

About you

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be passionate about caring for older people, have previous care experience in health and social care. In addition, you will have experience leading, coaching and motivating a team to deliver high quality care. You will have a kind, warm and caring nature and be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative.