Senior Care Assistant (Nights)

Mariposa Care Group Ltd; Shildon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced overtime

Refer a Friend £1,000

Training and qualifications

Annual pay reviews

Private healthcare options

Job summary

Mariposa Care Group Ltd in Shildon (Holly Lodge care home) is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant (Nights) to lead a dedicated care team and support residents to live happy, healthy and independent lives.

This night‑shift role blends hands‑on care with supervisory duties, including coordinating staff, managing personal care, ensuring care plans are followed and administering medications with care and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in care with supervisory duties.
• Good English and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work nights.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor care team to deliver high standards.
• Assist residents with personal care while maintaining dignity.
• Ensure up-to-date care plans are followed.
• Distribute and record medication accurately.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Team leadership

Personal care

Medication administration

Job description

Senior Care Assistant (Nights)

Hourly rate: £14.21 per hour
Location: Holly Lodgecare home
Contract: Permanent

Plus enjoy lots of great benefits when you join the Mariposa Care family.

Looking for your next step in care? Join our amazing team and lead the way!

At Holly Lodge, we’re searching for an experienced Senior Care Assistant (Nights) to help guide our incredible care team and support our residents in living happy, healthy and independent lives. If you’ve got experience in care and have previously helped to supervise a team, this could be the perfect role for you.

What’s the job about?

As a Senior Carer, you’ll combine hands‑on care with supervisoryduties. It’s all about ensuring that every resident receives the very best care while mentoring and supporting your colleagues to be their best. Here’s a flavour of what you’ll be doing:

• Coaching and mentoring your team so they’re confident and skilled in every part of their role.
• Supporting residents with a range of personal care needs, while making sure dignity, respectand privacy are always maintained.
• Ensuring every resident has a comprehensive and up-to-date care plan that reflects their needs, and making sure your team follows it to the letter.
• Dispensing medication with accuracy and care, keeping detailed records as you go.
• This role is a mix of hands‑on care and supervisory responsibilities, so you’ll need to feel comfortable juggling tasks while always keeping our residents’ happiness and wellbeing at the heart of everything you do.

Why join us?

We know how important our Senior Carers are, so we make sure you feel appreciated and supported. Here’s what we offer:

• Great pay with enhanced overtime rates (+£2 p/h)
• Unlimited £1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus.
• Fully funded training and qualifications including opportunities to develop your leadership skills.
• Annual pay reviews.
• Private healthcare options to help with costs like dental or optical treatments.
• A caring, supportive workplace where you can thrive.

Our recruitment process

If you’re offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to perform at their best during the recruitment process. If you need any assistance or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage, just drop us an email at [e-mail] - we’ll be happy to help.

At Mariposa Care, we’re committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary – this role is also known as senior carer, senior healthcare assistant, senior support worker, social care.