Job Title: Care Assistants / Shift Leaders
Based: Olton, Solihull, B27 6PF
Salary: £19,183 per annum or £10.54 per hour
Sir Josiah Mason Trust (SJMT) is a family of charities & community of people supporting those most in need in the West Midlands. SJMT want everyone, regardless of age or circumstances, to feel secure, have opportunities and to thrive.
The services provided include:
- Safe, affordable and well-maintained alms-housing
- Residential and extra care
- Community and housing related support
- Services to advance the opportunities of children and young people in need
Everything they do is rooted in their 370 year history and driven by their vision for the future.
Job Role:
Sir Josiah Mason Trust currently has vacancies for permanent full or part-time Care Assistants who will also act as a Shift Leads (day shifts) to work in its residential care home.
As the shift leader, your job is to delegate and participate in task completion and provide updates to the manager or on call manager as required. Tasks may include dealing with incidents, managing visitors to the building, taking telephone calls relating to residents’ care, ensuring comprehensive handovers are completed and leading on care activities for that shift.
All of our staff put the residents’ care and wellbeing at the heart of everything they do. The Trust promotes independence, dignity and quality of life always in a person centred, caring and supportive environment.
Key things about you:
- Experience in long term care, assisted living or home care
- Experience in administering medications
- Experience in leading a shift would be beneficial
- Good attendance and punctuality
- Exhibit a caring and compassionate attitude while articulating true concern for people
- Ability to work flexible hours
- An enhanced DBS check will be taken up for successful candidates
- Evidence of 2 Covid-19 vaccinations or a willingness to have these
What we offer:
Well trained, well rewarded staff provide a better level of care. You will receive regular training and supervision, along with development opportunities across the Trust.
We continue to reward our staff with competitive pay rates and a number of employee benefits including.
- Starting on 31 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays (increases with service)
- An annual ‘wellbeing’ day for all staff
- Company sick pay
- Funded DBS checks
- Free onsite parking
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Wider Wallet staff discount scheme
- Employee Assistance programme
- Long service awards
- Ongoing career development training
Equal Opportunities:
SJMT is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. It celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Please note should sufficient applications be received we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time and recruit at any stage. We always encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
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