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Senior Care Assistant - Days

Job details
Posting date: 03 July 2025
Salary: £13.25 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 August 2025
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Glenholme Healthcare Group
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: GHBIS1

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Summary

Senior Care Assistant - Days

Job Type: 34.5 hours per week

Salary: £13.25 per hour, a wide range of benefits and perks

Location: Glenholme Healthcare, Bispham, FY2 0FN

Do you have a big smile? That can make a person's face light up.

Do you have great listening skills? To listen to a lifetime's worth of stories.

Can you think on your feet? Each day is varied. It helps to be light on your feet as often our residents enjoy a dance.

Do you have patience and a sense of humor? Working as a care assistant isn’t always the easiest job, but we promise that it will be one of the most rewarding.

If you have answered yes to these questions, Glenholme Bispham Gardens, led by Angela would love to meet you.

Benefits and perks as a Senior Care Assistant:

Hastee Pay – withdraw up to 40% of your earned salary before payday as when you want
29 holidays (including your birthday off) plus the length of service bonus holidays (Up to 5 bonus days)
Quarterly Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff’s commitment and contribution and service performance-related bonuses
Automatic entry into our Employee Assistance Programme offering: Personal and everyday advice on child support, financial advice, mental health, and health & wellbeing
You’ll also receive our pension, life assurance cover & cycle2work scheme
Free Blue Light Card
What you will do as a Senior Care Assistant:

We are looking for passionate and hardworking senior carers to assist our residents in enjoying a fulfilling and meaningful life, maintaining their dignity, and helping them feel like valued members of society. You will be promoting independence, choice, and inclusion. The role includes supervising care staff, from the provision of support for day-to-day activities of daily living to full physical and psychological care for people at the end of their lives. You will also assist people to take their medication, develop and update care plans, lead a team of staff, and work with families to ensure they feel involved and part of the Glenholme family.

Essential Skills and Experience as a Senior Care Assistant:

Minimum of a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), ideally working towards your Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care.
Leadership and supervision skills.
Ability to administer medication (if required, often with relevant training).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Compassionate, patient, and reliable.
Good understanding of safeguarding and health & safety procedures.
At Glenholme, our core values allow our staff and service users to thrive. We believe in treating individuals, their families and our staff with respect and dignity while placing a high value on equality, equity and diversity.

This job requires an Enhanced DBS to be carried out.

Job Code: GHBIS1

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