Senior Carer

Rota Support are recruiting 2x Senior Carers to work on a permanent basis at our client, a residential care home for the elderly, located in a small village just outside of Colchester, Essex. An award-winning family run care home offering an excellent standard of care within a superb rural setting and currently rated “Good” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our client is offering a very generous £14.62 per hour and is looking for people who can commit to between 36-42 hours per week, predominantly covering day shifts, however, covering the occasional night shift may also be required. This offers an annual salary of between £27,368.64 and £31,930.08. You must hold a Level 3 Diploma or NVQ in Health & Social Care or at least be working towards achieving this. Duties/ Responsibilities * To build warm, caring, and positive relationships with Service Users’, keeping the individual’s best interests in mind at all times. * To provide support and practical help, advice and guidance to individuals in all areas of their life as required whilst respecting at all times the person’s rights and dignity in a manner that is entirely non-discriminatory, sensitive to individual needs, image enhancing, and empowering. * To assist with personal care such as washing, dressing or using the toilet, domestic home care, managing personal finances and promoting social, emotional and physical wellbeing, education, and general social or leisure activities including making and maintaining friendships and relationships and participating in the local community, as detailed in the individual care plan. * To lead a small team of care assistants, delegating tasks and overseeing the running of the home during your shifts. * The safe handling and administration of medicines, including ordering, storing, returning and record-keeping in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR). If you are interested in this position or know somebody who is, please get in touch with our team on (phone number removed)