Care Assistant - Nights

Mariposa & Papillon Care; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced overtime pay

£500 recognition payments during first

Refer a Friend bonuses (unlimited)

Training & qualifications

Annual pay reviews

Private healthcare options

Job summary

Mariposa Care is seeking a caring Care Assistant for Sovereign Lodge on a permanent night shift, offering an hourly rate of £13.57 with overtime at £2 extra per hour. You will provide personal care and support while safeguarding residents’ dignity and privacy, building relationships, and ensuring care is well documented.

The role includes funded training and qualifications, annual pay reviews, recognition payments, refer-a-friend bonuses, and private healthcare options.

Qualifications

• English language and numeracy skills required.
• DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and support to residents, ensuring dignity, respect and privacy.
• Building meaningful relationships and making the home feel like home for residents.
• Ensuring all care is documented and procedures followed.

Job description

Care Assistant

Hourly rate: £13.57 per hour (plus £2 p/h extra for overtime)

Location: Sovereign Lodge

Contract: Permanent (nights)

Plus enjoy lots of great benefits when you join the Mariposa family:

• Great pay with enhanced overtime rates (+£2 p/h)
• £500 in recognition payments during your first year with us
• Unlimited £1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonuses.
• Fully funded training and qualifications - grow your career with us.
• Annual pay reviews - we recognise your contributions.
• Private healthcare options to help with costs like dental or optical treatments.

Looking for a role that’s both challenging and incredibly rewarding?

Come and join our amazing team at Sovereign Lodge! We’re on the lookout for kind-hearted, dedicated people who want to make a real difference to the lives of others. Whether you’ve got experience in care or are just starting out, we’ll support you every step of the way with all the training you need to build a fantastic career with us.

Here’s a little more information about what you’ll be doing:

• Providing personal care and support to residents, taking time to ensure that people retain their dignity, respect and privacy.
• Building meaningful relationships and making our home feel like home for our residents.
• Ensuring all care is documented and agreed procedures and processes are followed at all times.

Our recruitment process

If you’re offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to perform at their best during the recruitment process. If you need any assistance or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage, just drop us an email at [e-mail] - we’ll be happy to help.

At Mariposa Care, we’re committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary - this role is also known as carer, healthcare assistant, care worker, support worker, care home carer, care assistant, social care.