Careers

About The Role

Our new development Haxby Hall Care Home in Haxby, York started in August 2022 and is expected to be open May 2024.

Haxby Hall is located in the heart of Haxby, next door to the local playground, and a short walk from the amenities of the village, such as a Co-op supermarket, Costa Coffee and Haxby Bakehouse.

This luxury 63 bedroomed care home will include facilities such as an in-house bar, restaurant standard dining rooms, a full beauty salon, and hairdressing room, a cinema, a convenience store, and outdoor terraces on each floor.
The home will offer large, beautiful gardens, with a bowling green, allotments, and private seating areas for family, friends, and residents to enjoy.

Yorkare Homes is one of the highest CQC-rated care providers nationally and that same level of care will be provided at Haxby Hall.

Yorkare Homes aim for their residents is to enjoy the next chapter of their lives in a safe and luxurious environment, whilst being able to offer a varied and engaging range of social activities. This is achieved by our dedicated care teams, activity co-ordinators and our highly trained chefs.

In readiness for a second wave of recruitment after the opening in May Haxby Hall are looking for

Senior Day Care Assistants

6:45am – 7pm shifts This role will include some weekend work

It is essential that all our staff are;

• Flexible, caring and compassionate.
• Positive, self-motivated and organised.
• Willing to undertake any training necessary to develop skills and competency relevant to the role.
• Sensitive to the needs of others.
• An active team player and must be able to work on own initiative.
• Possess good communication skills with colleagues and residents.

Overview of Job Description

• To either be in overall charge of an entire speciality or to support the person in overall charge in all aspects of the management of the home.
• To promote the philosophy of Privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights and fulfilment for all of our clients, treating everyone with respect.
• To support and guide Care assistants to provide personal care and support residents with a wide range of needs and disabilities.
• To induct, train and supervise care assistants as required.
• To safely administer medications to those in your care, using the appropriate documentation in accordance with MAR charts and Yorkare Homes policies.
• To report and record in the appropriate manner any information considered to be important. Read and write reports in an accurate and timely fashion using the computer systems.
• To deal with any queries or worries expressed by residents/relatives/visitors and forward on to senior managers if unable to resolve.

In return the company will offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Free enhanced DBS check*
• Free Uniform
• Fully comprehensive training and development support from our in-house trainer
• Career Progression
• Staff recognition awards
• Rewards App
• Health Scheme
• Working with a fantastic team of friendly, supportive, like-minded individuals

Pay Scale – £13.70 per hour regardless of age

Whilst experience is preferred, training and support is provided to a very high standard if the applicant demonstrates all the qualities we feel are essential to fulfil this role, such as having a positive and caring attitude.

Yorkare Homes is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer

* Fee will be recouped if you leave within your probation period.