A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US

Nestled in historic Bearsden, Antonine House combines luxury surroundings with high-quality, personalised care services. As Scotland’s most trusted care provider, Meallmore takes pride in delivering excellent care in great places to live and work. Become part of a team that values compassion, respect, and a commitment to making residents feel at 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.

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.

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.