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A little bit about us  

Located in Ayr, Greenan Manor combines luxurious surroundings with high-quality care services, bringing warmth and comfort to residents. Meallmore, Scotland’s most trusted care provider, is committed to delivering excellent care in great places to live and work. Join us in creating a caring, vibrant environment that truly feels like home.

Working as a Senior Care Worker in Meallmore is key to supporting Registered Nurses in working together to enrich our residents’ lives as you provide high standards of person-centred care whilst leading and supporting the team – where our residents wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.  

We provide Senior Care Workers with the opportunity to complete an award winning 6-month programme with salary increments along the journey as well as opportunities to take your career further.  

Salary: £13.23 - £13.85 per hour (depending on experience)

Hours: Full and part time opportunities

Competitive benefits + overtime rates 

Role and Responsibilities  

As a Senior Care Assistant with Meallmore you will have a vital role in leading our team in our mission to provide high-quality, personalised care and support. You will do this by; 

• Supporting the Registered Nurse / Team Leader to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the comprehensive care needs of each resident living in our care home. 

• Delivering hands on personal care, leadership and support to provide the highest standards of person-centred care ensuring our residents live their best lives. 

• Motivating and supervising the care team, ensuring you have oversight of your team performance, providing coaching, mentoring and leadership support to promote positive change.  

• Maintain accurate records of the job you do which will include completing assessments, writing care plans, resident reviews, and evaluations.  

• Administering medication.   

• Leading by example in setting high standards of care and support, encouraging a positive work environment where practices are safe and meet all relevant standards, policies, and legislation. 

What we are looking for: 

• Previous experience working as a senior care worker in a similar care setting is essential. We also welcome applications from experienced care workers actively working towards their SVQ Level 3 and looking for your next step up.  

• Professional, compassionate, kind and motivated with a sense of fun - you’ll pride yourself on your person-centred, thoughtful approach to care.   

• Ability to lead, motivate, inspire and develop a team.  

• What’s just as important is that you are organised, flexible in your approach and have great communication and leadership skills.  

• Confident in the use of IT applications.   

• To be a Senior Care Worker you will be registered as a supervisor with the Scottish Social Services Council, within the necessary time frame. 

• You will already have or be on a journey to obtain the qualifications required for your SSSC registration: Practice and supervisory qualification/s SVQ level 3 or higher, or its equivalent in Social Services & Healthcare.  

What’s in it for you? 

Our focus is you and your ongoing development. We have a Care Team career pathway to support you to reach your potential, all the way to Care Home Manager if that is your goal.  

Working a fulltime job and juggling life is difficult, we know, with us you achieve a fulltime wage with 3 or 4 days off each week. But if that still doesn’t suit let us know, we can be flexible and will do our best to accommodate.          

If you are interested, please click apply and one of our friendly recruitment team will be in touch. 

Please note that all job offers are subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure Scotland Scheme Membership (PVG).

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