Senior Care Assistant (Nights) based at Mayfields

JOBS247 INC LTD; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (incl bank holidays)

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

JOBS247 INC LTD is seeking a Senior Care Assistant in Ellesmere Port to cover temporary leadership during absences, ensuring safe daily operation and a respectful environment for residents.

The role emphasizes hands-on care, health supervision, dignity, privacy and choice, with support to the Home Manager on regulatory duties and record-keeping. A strong commitment to quality and collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant care, clinical, support, registration, DBS, or safeguarding requirements may apply.

Responsibilities

• Take temporary charge of the home during the absence of other senior colleagues, ensuring safe and effective day-to-day running.
• Supervise care and ancillary staff, helping them reach required standards.
• Provide hands-on care and health supervision to residents when required, always promoting dignity, privacy and choice.
• Supporting the Home Manager in meeting statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements, including record-keeping and audits.
• Administer medication in line with the Medication Policy where delegated.
• Supporting care planning, key working and the development of meaningful activities that enhance residents’ quality of life.

Skills

Patience

Dignity

Clear communication

Dependable care standards

Job description

Senior Care Assistant based focuses on take temporary charge of the home during the absence of other senior colleagues, ensuring safe and effective day-to-day running.

What the role involves

• Take temporary charge of the home during the absence of other senior colleagues, ensuring safe and effective day-to-day running.
• Supervise care and ancillary staff, helping them reach required standards.
• Provide hands-on care and health supervision to residents when required, always promoting dignity, privacy and choice.
• Supporting the Home Manager in meeting statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements, including record-keeping and audits.
• Administer medication in line with the Medication Policy where delegated.
• Supporting care planning, key working and the development of meaningful activities that enhance residents’ quality of life.

Skills and requirements

• Relevant care, clinical, support, registration, DBS, or safeguarding requirements may apply.

Confirmed role details

• 33 hours per week.
• For this role, we are currently considering candidates who live within approximately 15 miles of the Care Home.
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave (pro-rota for Part Time).
• A strong pension scheme and life assurance.

Candidate fit

• patience, dignity, clear communication, and dependable care standards

Additional role context

• Support safe and effective care delivery, and help create a warm, respectful environment where residents can live well and with dignity.