Senior Care Assistant (Nights)
We are a small family run organisation currently comprising of three purpose built facilities all providing 24 Hour Residential Nursing Care for Younger Adults and Elderly:
Role Specification
To deputies for the “person in charge” in his/her absence.
To support senior members of staff in all aspects of the home’s management.
To assist in the training of new care staff and the supervision of care staff.
Shifts are 19:45 - 08:00.
Shift pattern: Seven nights on / seven nights off.
About the role
Principle Duties
To ensure care staff carries out their duties in a competent and efficient manner.
To have a working knowledge of the home’s Health and Safety, Environmental Health regulations.
To have work knowledge of the home’s Policies and Procedures.
To assist residents with personal care in all activities of daily living.
Helping the resident with physical and mental activity. This could involve talking to them, reading to them. Taking them on day trips, writing on their behalf, assisting with their hobbies and recreation activities.
To care for the dying.
Assist with serving meals and other duties you are qualified and assigned to undertake.
Ensuring care notes and any other form of written report that affects your work are read and kept up to date.
Take part in staff meetings and training activities as required.
To give medication and clinical care to residents as authorised and directed. (ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND ARE CONFIDENT IN PERFORMING THESE DUTIES).
The above is considered to be a broad representation and not necessarily a comprehensive list. Additional responsibilities will be agreed from time to time as the needs of the home dictate. Any major variation to the key tasks will be subject of discussion and agreement between the post holder and the Manager.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Right to live and work in the UK
- Supervisory experience
- SVQ Level 2 in Adults and Social Care
Desired criteria
- SVQ Level 3 in Adults and Social Care
Avondale Care (Scotland) Ltd
We are a small family run organisation currently comprising of four purpose built facilities all providing 24 Hour Residential Nursing Care for Younger Adults and Elderly: Benore Care Home, Lochore, Fife - over 65’s and Younger Adults Complex Care 18 - 65 Years. Carrondale Care Home, Falkirk – Over 65’s and Younger Adults Complex Care 18 – 65 Years. Glenbervie Care Home, Larbert - Over 65's and Younger Adults Complex Care 18 - 65 Years. Lister House, Lochore, Fife – Specialist Dementia Facility for Over 65’s. GOLD AWARD from Stirling University Dementia Services for Dementia Design and was The 2011 Winner at The Scottish Care Awards in The Care Home Design Category Robert Allan House in Lochore, Fife – Younger Adults Complex Care 18 – 65 Years.
As a family we are committed to providing the highest levels of care for our Service Users. The Directors play a very active role within the business and are constantly on hand to assist our experienced and competent managers to achieve their goals. Avondale Care Scotland strives to provide our teams with everything they require from quality produce from local suppliers to state of the art equipment such as 4 part electric profiling beds, ensuring we are constantly providing the very best for our Service Users. We strive to implement new ideas and techniques as they are discovered and embrace new technology as it is developed which has been proven to assist in the care of people living with Dementia. This is particularly evident in our Dementia Facility which clearly leads the way in Dementia Care in Scotland. We actively seek such innovation and regularly attend shows and conferences specialising in the promotion of Dementia Care.