Senior Care Assistant BANK

Harbour Healthcare Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team culture

Flexible shifts

Job summary

Harbour Healthcare Ltd is seeking a Senior Care Assistant for Maple Lodge Care Home in Sunderland. The role is part-time and pays £12.99 per hour.

You will support residents with daily routines, assist with personal care, prepare meals, provide companionship, and share meaningful moments in a compassionate, respectful environment. This is a life-changing role that emphasizes human connection, with full training provided and a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

• You don’t need years of experience — you need the right heart.
• Care experience is essential in this role.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people with daily routines
• Helping with personal care (with dignity and respect)
• Preparing meals and sharing meaningful moments
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Being the reason someone smiles today

Skills

Kindness

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 3 or working towards it

Job description

Senior Care Assistant- BANK – More Than a Job, It’s a Calling

Maple Lodge Care Home

Location: Sunderland SR5 5SF

Pay:£12.99per hour

Must have NVQ Level 3 or working towardsit.

We are not offering Sponsorship at this home.

Are you the kind of person who remembers how someone takes their tea?

Do you believe a 5-minute chat can brighten someone’s whole day?

Can you bring compassion, reliability, and maybe a great playlist?

If you said YES… we want to meet you.

No two days are the same — and that’s the beauty of it.

You’ll be:

• Supporting people with daily routines
• Helping with personal care (with dignity and respect)
• Preparing meals and sharing meaningful moments
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Being the reason someone smiles today

This isn’t just care work. It’s life-changing work.

What We’re Looking For

You don’t need years of experience — you need the right heart.

We’d love you to have:

• Kindness that can’t be taught
• Reliability and a strong sense of responsibility
• A willingness to learn (full training provided!)
• A team player that can makes a difference every day.

Care experience is essential in this role.

What You’ll Get

Because caring for others means we care for you too.

• Supportive, friendly team culture
• Flexible shifts that fit around your life

In a world full of screens and automation, real human connection matters more than ever. Care assistants are everyday heroes — and the demand for compassionate professionals continues to grow.

This is a career with purpose, stability, and heart.

Harbour Healthcare have won many accolades and awards over the years from carehome.co.uk Top 20 Awards, now for the 5th year running as well as Disability Confident Committed.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Be someone’s reason to feel safe, valued and heard.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Senior Care Assistant BANK

Company: Harbour Healthcare Ltd

Salary: £12.99 to £12.99 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: SR5 5SF

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 13 Oct 2026

Closing date: 10 Nov 2026

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.