Senior Social Care Worker

• Provide support and guidance to a team of social care workers
• Provide the highest level of care and lead by example
• Liaise with the seniors in the home reporting any matters of concern
• Take the lead with supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs in a residential care environment
• Supervise a team and assist with the overall management of the home
• Liaise with managers and other shift leaders
• Execute any tasks allocated in a professional, timely and accurate manner
• Supervise and share mealtimes with residents to encourage a positive attitude towards food and dining
• Assist residents in their daily activities whether this be in or away from the home
• Use your initiative when supporting residents during their activities and with day-to-day tasks

• Experience in the care sector
• Willingness to learn and expand on previous knowledge
• Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and a good communicator

Qualifications in health and social care

• Learning Academy - Adult Care Worker Level 2 and Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 qualifications for all staff
• Holiday entitlement - starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme - enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in-house training - this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected randomly, receive £500 each, tax-free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Wagestream – a financial health app that enables you to track your earnings, save a small amount automatically each month, receive optional pay advances, purchase vouchers for discounts with retailers, and get access to financial support and education