Senior Care Assistant

ARE YOU SOMEONE WITH STRONG INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, WELL-MOTIVATED WITH EXCELLENT ATTENTION TO DETAIL?

Are you looking for a development opportunity and a challenge to enhance your career as a care assistant? Are you passionate about supporting people to live meaningful and dignified lives?

The Council of the Isles of Scilly is recruiting for the post of Senior Care Assistant on both a casual and permanent basis.

The role will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day management and smooth running of the islands small residential care home. You will be required to lead shifts when required and support best practise in the care of older adults.

Working closely with the senior care team you will ensure that the home maintains the highest standards of care at all times.

Candidates will need a strong understanding of safeguarding and have demonstrable skills in compassion, respect and empathy.

Want to know more about working at Park House? Take a look at our great recruitment video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0lLZcjViI0

Benefits include:

• A generous holiday entitlement starting at 25 days pro rata per annum plus bank holidays
• Generous relocation allowance for the right candidate
• Flexitime scheme and flexible working opportunities available
• Cycle to work scheme
• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Active Scilly discount
• Training and development opportunities

For an informal discussion please contact Vicki Perry on Victoria.Perry@scilly.gov.uk

Accommodation on the Isles of Scilly is in limited supply and applicants should consider this before applying. The Council does not routinely provide housing; however, in exceptional circumstances and for certain critical roles, limited accommodation support may be available, subject to availability and separate approval.