Senior Care Assistant NIGHTS

Harbour Healthcare Limited; North East; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Full paid training

Career progression

Supportive team

Staff recognition

Flexible shifts

Job summary

Harbour Healthcare in Stanley DH9 6QZ is seeking a Senior Care Assistant for day shifts. You’ll support people with daily routines, provide personal care with dignity, and help with meals and meaningful moments.

No experience is required beyond the right heart; full training is provided. You’ll need NVQ Level 3 or be working towards it, and you’ll join a supportive team with flexible shifts and recognition.

Qualifications

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

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

Compassion

Reliability

Communication

Team player

Willingness to learn

Education

NVQ Level 3

Job description

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

38.5 hours

Harbour Healthcare

Hollie Hill Care Home

Location: Stanley DH9 6QZ
Pay: £13.29per 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.

What You’ll Be Doing

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
• Good communication skills
• 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.

• Competitive pay
• Full paid training & development opportunities
• Career progression pathways
• Supportive, friendly team culture
• Staff recognition, rewards & appreciation events
• Flexible shifts that fit around your life

Why Work in Care in 2026?

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.

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