Care Home Assistant

Location: Whitby, Shetland House, Town and Country Care

Salary: £13.00 per hour to £15.10 per hour

Contract type: Permanent

Hours/working pattern: Relief

Town and Country Care's Shetland House is a small, but busy, 9 bed residential & dementia care facility. We are looking for another member of staff to join our small team.

Candidates should ideally have experience in the care industry, and past experience in dementia care would also be beneficial. Rates of pay are increased for those with an NVQ in Health and Social Care.

Duties will include:

• Personal Care
• Medication Administration
• Meal Preparation
• Laundry
• Cleaning
• General Companionship

This unique care home works with a small team of carers, looking after a small group of residents, which creates close relationships and an excellent standard of care for our residents. This is a great opportunity to join this fast growing but close-knit team.

The role will be working a two-week rolling rota, with every-other weekend off.

Benefits include:

• Free on-site parking
• Paid breaks with free refreshments
• Well-being programme with free counselling sessions and access to a support app.
• Overtime premium
• Flexible working schedule
• Bank Holiday paid at time and a half, Christmas Day double-time. Every other weekend off

*It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.*

*We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*

If you feel this is the role for you, please contact Sophie at [email protected] for further information.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in being considered for more than one of our vacancies, you will only need submit ONE application. You can state in the ‘Supporting Evidence’ section of your application the other roles you would like to be considered for, but any suitable roles will be discussed with you.

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Care Home Assistant

Salary: £20,000 - £30,000

Posted: 10/10/2026

Closing date: 23/10/2026

Closing time: 23:59 (BST)