Job summary

The Senior Care Assistant position at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] in Stanley is a temporary night shift role. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a reputable provider of personalized nursing and residential care in England and Wales. The role offers a competitive salary of £13.50 to £14.50 per hour, depending on qualifications. As a Senior Care Assistant, you will support care assistants in delivering high-quality care, leading care planning, supporting social activities, and supervising training for new staff. This role requires a caring nature, good communication skills, adaptability, and a respectful approach to residents and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking experienced Senior Care Assistants or aspiring Care Assistants ready to advance in their careers. The role involves delivering quality care, overseeing care planning, facilitating social activities, and training new staff, aligned with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s values of being Personalised, Kind, Caring, Trusted, and Community-focused. The environment should feel like home for residents and their families. Applicants should have a caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, an engaging persona, and respect for others. Benefits include a competitive salary, pension, recognition and referral schemes, access to Wagestream, uniform, DBS check, annual leave, and development support.

About us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is dedicated to providing personalized nursing and residential care within communities across England and Wales. They have built a supportive and inclusive environment within their homes, ensuring that residents receive the care they need in comfortable settings. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] values a personalized approach that is kind, caring, trusted, and community-oriented. They offer a culture where the atmosphere feels like home for residents and their visiting families, underlining the organization's commitment to creating a family-like environment. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] supports the personal and professional development of their staff.

Details

• Date posted: 27 April 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.50 to £14.50 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1494857721
• Job locations: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Stanley, DH9 8AD

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.

Are you already an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step within your career? If so, we are looking for exactly the right type of people to be part of our supportive and inclusive community within our homes.

Working alongside the care assistants, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and coming up with ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] value driven way.

We look to our trusted care teams to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents personal home, for them and their respective visiting family members, which suits all of their individual needs.

Whether you are an experienced carer or are starting a career in care, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. In case you hadn't guessed, our values are: Personalised, Kind, Caring, Trusted, Community.

If you share our values then we would love to hear from you.

About you

• A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach,
• Good communication and relationship building skills,
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice,
• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona,
• Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated.

What's in it for you:

• A competitive salary starting at £13.50 to £14.50 per hour (Depending on Qualification)
• Employer Pension contribution of 3%,
• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes,
• We offer Wagestream - a money management app that you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid,
• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays),
• Fully funded training and development,
• Support with personal development plans

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, adaptability, a warm and engaging persona, and respect for others.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

• Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Limited
• Address: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Stanley, DH9 8AD
• Employer's website: https://www.akaricare.co.uk

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]