Senior Care Assistant (Nights)

Senior Care Assistant – Make a Difference Every Day

The Old Vicarage Care Home | Full-Time & Part-Time | Permanent

Are you an experienced Senior Care Assistant looking for a rewarding role where your skills, compassion and leadership can truly make a difference?

At The Old Vicarage Care Home, we believe that great care starts with great people. We are looking for a passionate, caring and motivated Senior Care Assistant to join our dedicated team and play an important role in supporting our residents to live happy, dignified and fulfilling lives.

If you are someone who leads by example, takes pride in providing exceptional care and enjoys supporting both residents and colleagues, we would love to hear from you!

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be an important part of our care team, providing hands-on support while helping to lead and inspire our care staff.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting care staff, ensuring residents receive safe, compassionate and person-centred care.
• Providing hands-on care and supporting residents with personal care, mobility, nutrition, hydration and daily living activities.
• Supporting the safe administration and management of medication in accordance with training, policies and procedures.
• Developing, reviewing and updating personalised care plans, ensuring residents' changing needs are reflected.
• Monitoring residents' health and wellbeing and escalating concerns promptly to senior management or healthcare professionals.
• Maintaining accurate and detailed care records and documentation using our IT systems.
• Promoting dignity, privacy, choice, independence and respect in everything you do.
• Building positive relationships with residents, relatives and visiting healthcare professionals.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing junior members of the care team.
• Ensuring health and safety, safeguarding and infection prevention procedures are followed.
• Contributing ideas and supporting initiatives that help us continually improve the quality of care we provide.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced within a care home or elderly care environment.
• Confident providing high-quality, person-centred care.
• A natural leader who can motivate and support colleagues.
• Compassionate, patient and approachable.
• Confident communicating with residents, families and professionals.
• Experienced in or willing to develop skills in care planning and risk assessments.
• Comfortable using IT systems to complete care records and documentation.
• Reliable, professional and able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Committed to maintaining high standards of care and making a genuine difference to residents' lives.

Previous Senior Care Assistant experience is highly desirable.

A full UK driving licence is advantageous but not essential.

Why Join Us?

At The Old Vicarage, you won't just be another member of staff — you'll be part of a team that genuinely cares.

We believe in supporting our staff, developing their skills and creating a positive working environment where everyone can contribute.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Develop your career within a supportive care environment.
• Work alongside a dedicated and friendly team.
• Build meaningful relationships with our residents.
• Make a genuine difference every single day.
• Develop your skills and knowledge through training and ongoing support.
• Become part of a care home that values its residents and its staff.

Our Benefits

• Full-time, part-time and permanent positions available
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount
• Training and development opportunities
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunities for career progression

Could You Be Our Next Senior?

If you're passionate about care, enjoy taking responsibility and want a role where what you do genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.

Come and join The Old Vicarage team and help us make every day better for the people we care for.

Apply today and take the next step in your care career!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Experience:

• providing care: 1 year (preferred)
• supervisory: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)
• NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person