Senior Care Assistant
Senior Care Assistant
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Job Description
General information
Reference
Closing Date
26/05/2025Service Area
Directorate
Adults Services
Service Area
Adult Social Care
Category
Social Care Adult Social Care
Job Title
Senior Care Assistant
Grade
BBU5
Salary Range ( pro rata for part time roles)
BBU0
Contract Type
Part time permanent
Contract Hours
35
Job Advert
Senior Care Assistant Rivermead
35 hours per week PartTime Permanent
- To support the physical and emotional needs of residents to enable them to maintain maximum independence in a safe and secure environment.
- To assist with the serving of meals and provide individual resident support if needed.
To support and assist the residents to engage in social activities and engagement.
To participate in resident assessments write up care plans and be involved in the reviewing process and complete any other relevant documentation.
To assist in keeping accurate legible records in accordance with registration legal and procedural requirements and to comply with all reporting procedures.
To inform Senior staff of changes to individual residents care needs or changes to their physical health. Assist in documenting where appropriate.
To assist residents with appliances and aids e.g. walking equipment artificial limbs hearing aids glasses etc.
Disposing of continence materials in the appropriate manner.
Prepare extra beverages and snacks as necessary.
To inform other staff in matters of individual care i.e. shift changes and handovers.
To assist with washing dressing nutrition elimination and personal hygiene in line with each residents care plan.
To actively take part in the planning and delivering of customer activities.
To undertake training to further enhance personal knowledge and service delivery. Attend relevant training courses.
How to apply
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Closing Date:26th May 2025
Interview Date: 6th June 2025
Please note:
The Council will not normally reemploy exemployees in receipt of:
a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical
For further information please email
Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit DBS
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Additional Vacancy Information
Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)
N/A
Work Pattern
5 days out of 7
Is this an enhanced DBS role
Yes
Is this a politically restricted role
No
Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker
Yes
Location
Bedfordshire Bedford Borough Council Recruitment Bedford
Location
Is this a designated car user position
No
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
