Senior Care Assistant - Days

New Care; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Harrogate is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to enhance the quality of care for residents. Responsibilities include supporting the Home Manager, supervising care staff, and ensuring personalized care is delivered. Candidates should have experience with medication management and possess relevant NVQ qualifications. This full-time role offers a competitive rate and opportunities for career advancement within a supportive community-oriented environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for career progression

5.6 weeks annual leave

Paid DBS

Uniform provided

Paid training

Cycle to work scheme

Employee recognition awards

Pension scheme

Access to early pay

Responsibilities

• Support the Home Manager in providing leadership to the care team.
• Promote person-centered nursing care to residents.
• Manage, allocate duties and supervise the care team.
• Take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of adults.
• Manage residents’ personalized care plans.
• Ensure effective assessment, planning and evaluation of care.
• Supervise and coach Care Assistants.
• Build relationships with external professionals.

Skills

Medication management and administration experience

Experience working with older people

NVQ Level 2 in Social Care or equivalent

NVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent

Ability to contribute to care assessment and planning

Sound knowledge of the principles of care

Good oral and written communication skills

Self-motivation and confidence

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Social Care

NVQ Level 3 in Social Care

Job description

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Fairfax Manor Care Home in Harrogate offers high-quality Residential, Dementia, and Respite Care in a modern, luxurious setting that feels more like a five-star hotel, designed to enhance comfort, independence, and community. With 90 elegant ensuite bedrooms, dementia-friendly layouts, and innovative features including fall prevention technology, electronic medication systems, and even a dining service robot, the home combines cutting-edge technology with thoughtful design. Residents enjoy exceptional amenities including a cinema, beauty salon, Orangery café, and pub, all within an environmentally conscious building that blends sustainability with Harrogate's heritage. The home also has its own minibus enabling frequent trips out for residents to destinations of their choice. The home reflects the Lovett Care vision of providing the highest standards of safety, comfort and care. We invest in the latest technology and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care and wellbeing of our residents. All team members are hand selected for their warmth and passion; they have a full induction and ongoing training from our in‑house trainers. Across Lovett Care all of our staff are paid the national minimum wage or above.

Senior Care Assistant – Role Overview

We are seeking to appoint a kind, caring and motivated Senior Care Assistant to join our team. You will support the Home Manager and Deputy Home Manager in providing leadership to the care team and effective 24‑hour management of the home within the available resources. We have a full time contract available with an hourly rate of £13.70! Shift times are 0745‑2000, with alternate weekend working. To apply for this role you must have medication management and administration experience.

Role Responsibilities:

• Promote the highest standard of person-centred clinical nursing care to residents.
• Manage, allocate duties and supervise the care team ensuring a quality delivery of care for the duration of the shift.
• Be a role‑model and demonstrate person‑centred care delivery.
• Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of adults that you are responsible for or come into contact with.
• Manage the delivery of residents’ personalised care according to their agreed plan of care for the duration of a shift.
• Promote professional standards within the home supporting the Deputy and Home Manager.
• Provide supervision, coaching and assessment to Care Assistants.
• Ensure effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident care through written care plans.
• Maintain correctly written records as required by the company and regulatory bodies.
• Manage daily rotas and delegate daily workload ensuring sufficient and safe use of manpower.
• Ensure that all new admission files are completed within the week of arrival and the named nurse, senior carer and key worker must all contribute to completing the file.
• Build relationships with external professionals.
• Assist the home manager to carry out regular quality audits of care plans.

Skills and experience required:

• Medication management and administration experience.
• Experience working with older people.
• NVQ Level 2 in Social Care of equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent / the achievement of this in the first 12 months of employment.
• Evidence of the ability to contribute to the assessment, planning and evaluation of the care needs of older people.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the 6 principles of care and how they should underpin delivery of care in a residential/Nursing setting.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate self‑motivation and confidence.

The Benefits

• Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles.
• Bank holiday and overtime enhancements.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum.
• Paid DBS.
• Uniform provided.
• Paid training.

• Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only - Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant.
• Excellent induction programme for new starters.
• A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company.
• Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications.
• A competitive rate of pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing programmes.
• Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets.
• Ongoing career development.
• Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day.
• Pension scheme.
• EarlyPay – access to your money as you earn (pay advance).

About Lovett Care

At Lovett, we believe our elders deserve more. Not out of duty or pity, but because they've earned it, and because the good life doesn't stop at 80, 90, or 100. We believe in more ... More dignity in everyday care. More respect in every interaction. More friendship, joy, and belonging. More moments that matter. Our homes aren't waiting rooms. They're communities where people thrive, where days are full of possibility, voices are heard, and the wonder of people shines through in every conversation, every shared meal, every burst of laughter down the hall. When you choose Lovett, you're choosing a place that sees your loved one as we see our own elders: as people who still have everything to give, and everything to gain. We are Lovett. We believe in more for our elders.

This position is subject to a DBS check.