Job Description

Senior Care Worker -- Fernlea (Olea Care)

Bring leadership, compassion, and clinical confidence to Fernlea. We're recruiting a Senior Care Worker who will lead by example, support and develop the care team, and ensure residents receive consistently excellent, person-centred care.

Why join Fernlea

Fernlea is part of the Olea Care family, known for a people-first culture and high standards. As a Senior Care Worker you'll step into a role with real influence: shaping day-to-day care, mentoring colleagues, and helping to deliver outstanding outcomes for residents. You'll receive structured development, strong managerial support, and recognition for longer service.

Key responsibilities

Lead and supervise a care team, delegating tasks, coordinating shift activities, and ensuring care plans are followed. Deliver person-centred hands-on care when required, supporting residents with dignity and compassion. Assist with safe moving and handling, including lifting, transferring, repositioning and mobility support. Oversee wellbeing and activities, promoting engagement and monitoring physical and emotional needs. Maintain accurate records, observe changes and escalate concerns to senior clinical staff or management. Coach and support junior staff, delivering on-the-job mentoring, induction, and practical training. Ensure compliance with policies and professional standards, exemplifying our Philosophy of Care and acting in line with the General Social Care Council Code of Conduct. Promote a safe environment, showing regard for health, safety and welfare of residents, colleagues and visitors.

Person specification

Proven experience in residential or nursing care, ideally with previous supervisory or senior care responsibilities. Strong knowledge of care planning, safeguarding, and basic clinical practice, including hygiene standards. Leadership skills, able to motivate a team, manage conflict and support performance. Excellent communication and record-keeping, with the confidence to escalate clinical or safeguarding concerns. Calm, compassionate and resilient, able to prioritise and respond flexibly to changing needs. Relevant qualifications or willingness to undertake further training, for example NVQ/QCF level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.

What you'll get as an Olea Care Senior Care Worker

Comprehensive training and ongoing support from day one, delivered practically and digitally. Opportunities for career development and progression within the Olea Care group. Loyalty rewards for long service starting at 6 months. Enhanced pay for night shifts. 5.6 weeks holiday allowance. On-site parking at all our homes. employer committed to resident welfare and staff development.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: From 13.50 per hour

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Gym membership Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking
Application question(s):

Do you require sponsorship
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred) medication administration certificate (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person