Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant - Bridging team

Salary: £14.00 per hour plus 45p per mile - paid in block from start to finish of each shift

Shifts: 8am-2pm, 4pm-10pm

This role covers areas including Wickford, Basildon, Benfleet, Canvey Island and Rayleigh.

Pay and shift patterns:

• Daytime shifts 8am-2pm, evening shifts 4pm-10pm.
• £14.00 per hour, paid from start to finish of each shift.

About the role:

This role is to join our bridging team at Anglian Care.

MSE Bridging covers Mid and South East Essex and offers a short term interim service for individuals being discharged from hospital, who are awaiting provision with either reablement or long term domiciliary care.

The Bridging Service provides support anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks, while further care is being sourced.

Responsibilities Include:

• Basic risk assessments
• Care plan
• Medication assessments
• Initial top to toe assessment
• Regular feedback and communication with office
• Ability to adapt to flexibility and last minute changes in the day.

We are looking for those that have a level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care.

Training and support:

Here is how we support all of our new starters:

• Free online training though Social Care TV.
• Free classroom training sessions with our Head of Training and Development.
• Continued shadowing and mentoring by one of our Supervisors.
• Close working relationship with your supervisor and manager if you need support – we have been rated by CQC ‘outstanding for leadership and management’.

Benefits:

• 45p per mile paid for your travel between calls.
• Parking permits if required.
• Early pay app – access 35% of your wages as soon as you complete a shift.
• Genuine career progression opportunities via our career pathway.
• Free NVQ enrolment or Care Certificate.
• 28 days paid holiday (accrued).
• Unsung hero of the month awards.
• £300 refer a friend scheme.

About us:

After a hugely successful couple of years, we are expanding in Essex and are looking for outgoing, career driven individuals to join our friendly team and grow with us as a company – you can expect high rates of pay, support with your career development goals, and first-class training and support from a management team rated outstanding by CQC.

Take a look at our Facebook page for frequent updates on what our brilliant care team are getting up to! If you want to work for a fun, tight-knit, friendly yet professional company, then Anglian Care is for you. We make it a priority to ensure our staff feel seen, supported and trusted, and often reward them for the amazing work they do in our community.

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Our "I CARE" values:

At Anglian Care we hold our own “I CARE” values. We are committed to values based recruitment and ensure our team share our workplace values.

Inclusive: We are committed to providing an inclusive service for those we care for and those in our team, and we understand and respect that people have different needs. We celebrate diversity and tackle discrimination to create a safe and inclusive environment, which supports human rights, equality, and empowerment.

Collaboration: We are committed to quality kind and compassionate care, and give those we care for our full attention and support. We value collaboration and working as a team. We display empathy to those we care for and others on our team, and use self-awareness to recognise the impact of our behaviours.

Accountability: By listening, respecting, and communicating effectively, we are able to build two way relationships with those we work with and care for that are based on trust. We do the right thing and act with credibility, accountability and professionalism.

Respect: We act with compassion, honesty, and respect people’s right to choose how they would like to live and be cared for. We treat people with respect and dignity regardless of their culture, religion, race, age, or disability. We recognise and appreciate the contribution of our team, and communicate with those we care for in a polite, clear, and open way.

Effective: We are committed to delivering high-quality care which means continuously learning and improving our service. We gather and share feedback to identify ways we can improve to better meet the needs of our team and service users. We support and mentor others to enable them to learn new skills. We are willing to embrace new ways of working and new technology, to improve our services and add value to the care we provide.

If you are looking for your next care job then send a copy of your CV and one of our team will be in contact.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £14.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• providing care: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)
• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person