Night Care Assistant - Dorchester, Dorset

Colten Care; Southmoor; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent rate of pay

Paid breaks

Complimentary meal of choice

Real career progression

Weekend & night pay enhancements

NVQ qualification pay enhancements

Overtime opportunities

Training provided from day one

Free uniforms

Senior Care Lead Programme progression

Funding for learning & earnings growth

Job summary

Colten Care is seeking a Night Care Assistant for Castle View in Dorchester, a luxury care home. The role is 36 hours per week on night shifts, with alternate weekends, and pay rates from £13.84 to £16.16 per hour. The role includes paid breaks and a complimentary meal of choice.

You’ll join a team supported by our Nursing staff 24 hours a day, with opportunities for career progression and ongoing training from day one.

Qualifications

• Compassion is essential and you’ll be hands-on with residents.
• You’ll be organised, hard-working, resilient, with good observation skills, attention to detail.
• No experience required; comprehensive induction and ongoing training provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care to residents during night shifts under the guidance of the Nursing team.
• Support residents with daily living needs and monitoring of wellbeing.
• Maintain a safe, clean and respectful environment for all residents.

Job description

Night Care Assistant

From £13.84 per hour to £16.16 per hour

At Colten Care we are proud to offer career development opportunities, and a range of pay enhancements across our roles.

36 hrs per week, nights, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks)

Introduction

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our team of Health Care Assistants. Whether experienced or new to care, our team at our luxury care home, Castle View in Dorchester, Dorset. would like to hear from you.

Benefits:

• Excellent rate of pay

• Paid breaks

• Complimentary meal of choice

• Real career progression

If you have a positive, caring attitude, and a passion for making a difference, then starting a career with Colten Care is the place to start. You’ll thrive as a Health Care Assistant, with the guidance of our Nursing team available 24 hours a day.

Career progression is never far away, with plenty of opportunities to gain qualifications, thanks to our exceptional Learning and Development team.

Caring for our residents in our award-winning homes is a rewarding and fulfilling opportunity where you can make every day their best day.

About you

Compassion is in your nature. You’re willing to be hands-on with residents and help them whenever needed. You’re organised, hard-working, resilient, with good observation skills, attention to detail and a sense of fun.

You don’t need to have experience. Your personal qualities and values are more important to us, you’ll be supported with a comprehensive induction and ongoing training from day one.

About Colten Care

We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.

We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.

If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.

Additional Benefits

• Pay enhancement for weekends, nights and NVQ qualifications

• Additional hours/overtime opportunities available to suit your circumstances

• Training provided from day one

• Free uniforms

• In-house progression opportunities to the Senior Care Lead Programme

• We fund your learning and you increase your earnings.