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Senior Care Workers

Senior care workers routinely oversee and monitor care workers, care assistants and home carers. They also attend to the personal needs and comforts of children, the elderly and the infirm and others with care and support needs (‘service users’) within residential care establishments, day care establishments or in their own homes.

Daily Tasks

  • Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
  • Monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping.
  • Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
  • Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
  • Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
  • Assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing.
  • Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, assists with feeding if required.
  • Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
  • Responds to emergencies and provides guidance and support to care workers.
  • Takes responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty.
  • Routinely oversees and monitors care workers and home carers.

£22,086

Entry Level Salary

£28,456

Average Salary

£39,070.56

Potential Salary

Number of Jobs

639

Past two years

315

This year

2140

7 year projection

What are the key skills for this job?

What course level do I need to study?

Required Level

Requirement Percent

Level 0

3%

Level 1

8%

Level 2

14%

Level 3

37%

Level 4-5 (Higher Education)

14%

Level 6 (Bachelors)

20%

Level 7 (Masters or equivalent)

4%

Level 8 (Doctorate)

0%

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