Senior Care Assistant (Days)
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Position Overview & Specifications
Whether you are an experienced senior carer or an experienced carer looking to progress, choosing the next steps in your career is important. That’s why at Orchard Care, we offer a wide range of training programmes and career pathways to support the direction you want to take. Our Orchard Academy delivers the training needed to enhance our staff skills to maintain outstanding care to all the people we support.
Hourly rate – £9.75 - £11.09 per hour (higher rate upon proof of required qualification)
Working hours/pattern – Nights available
08:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs (Days)
The Role:
Our Senior Care Assistants champion high quality care, compassion and resident dignity. You will work closely with a Registered Nurse or Deputy Manager and take on responsibility for the physical, emotional well-being and social needs of our residents. You will support and supervise a team of care staff, act as a role model delivering high quality care, and comply with clinical governance.
About you:
As a Senior Care Assistant you will be an ambassador of Orchard Care Homes, liaising with GPs, health professionals and the residents’ families and friends, always promoting a professional and caring image of the home whilst championing our 6 core values; Enjoy Life, Welcoming, Kind, Professional, Positive and Respectful. Whilst it’s not imperative that you have a Level 3 qualification in health and social care, you need to possess your Level 2 and have a desire to achieve your Level 3 via our career pathway.
We welcome applications from skilled workers who need Tier 2 sponsorship and already residing in the UK .
About us:
Winner of the Gold trophy for Best Smaller Care Home Group at the CHA (Care Home Awards) 2021.
Welcome to Nesfield Lodge Care Home - A short term respite and dementia residential care home in Leeds. Nesfield Lodge Care Home is a purpose-built care home in Leeds.
We offer dementia residential and short-term respite care and our staff are highly trained in illnesses such as COPD, stroke and epilepsy.
Orchard Care Homes has a strong reputation in the care industry for running and managing care homes across the UK. We have over 15 years of experience, running 24 care homes across the North and Midlands.
Benefits;
Excellent training and progression opportunities, from day one, with career pathways will enable you to grow and develop into Leadership and Management, Nursing or Dementia specialisms through our Orchard Academy
Recognition schemes, such as ‘Making a Difference’
Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Healthcare
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Senior Care Assistant (Days) roles across Orchard Care Homes's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Healthcare.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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