Care Assistant - Nights

Abbeyfield Group; Sefton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Abbeyfield as a Night Care Assistant at Halcyon House in Formby, providing essential care and support to elderly residents. This role involves helping with personal care, building strong relationships, and ensuring residents feel at home. Enjoy competitive pay, paid leave, and various employee benefits in a supportive environment.

Benefits

31 days paid leave

Life Assurance

Learning and career development opportunities

Company pension

Discounted gym membership

Employee assistance programme

Shop and save vouchers

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Sensitivity and empathy required to care for others.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships with residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal care, medical care, and social interests.
• Develop residents' Care Plans and support their individual needs.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Personal Care

Medical Support

Job description

Halcyon House, 55 Cable St, Formby, Liverpool L37 3LU, UK Req #762

29 May 2025

For over 70 years, Abbeyfield has been a charity that provides housing and care for elderly people across the UK.

Role: Care Assistant - Nights

The Home: Halcyon House is a nursing home for older people in the heart of the village of Formby in Merseyside.

Pay: £12.96 p/h - £13.31 p/h

Hours: 24 Hours a week and alternative weekends. 8pm - 8am

The Role of Care Assistant - Nights

• As one of our highly valued Care Assistants, you'll be at the front line of care delivery.
• You’ll help residents with their individual care needs, such as personal care, medical care, and following social interests.
• You’ll build a special bond with each resident and give professional and emotional support during difficult times, such as periods of illness.
• Your days as a Care Assistant will be varied, interesting, and rewarding. You’ll assist residents with washing, dressing, eating, drinking, and mobility.
• Importantly, you’ll help make them feel at home. You’ll be respectful of residents’ choices, dignity, and independence.
• You’ll also be involved in developing residents' Care Plans, including awareness of any specialist support needs.

At Abbeyfield, we are committed to rewarding our staff for their hard work. Our benefits include:

• £12.58 p/h - £12.85 p/h pay, benchmarked annually.
• 31 days paid leave, including bank/public holidays.
• Opportunity to earn £500 via our 'refer a friend' scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Pay progression within role based on skills and contribution.
• Learning and career development opportunities.
• Company pension.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Shop and save vouchers.
• Striving for independent accreditation as a menopause-friendly organisation.
• Opportunity to obtain Blue Light Card discounts.

About You

• Are you sensitive, empathetic, and love to care for others? Do you enjoy building meaningful relationships and making a real difference? If so, we think you’ll fit right in at Abbeyfield!
• Whether you’re new to care or looking to retrain, we’re looking for people to join our growing team of care assistants.
• Job Family: Care, Activities & Care Compliance
• Halcyon House, 55 Cable St, Formby, Liverpool L37 3LU, UK