Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Job description

This role as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Hanford Court Care Home in Stoke on Trent is an opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. As part of a caring and supportive team, you'll deliver high standards of personal care in a safe, inclusive environment.

Main duties of the jobYour focus will be to support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff. Other responsibilities will include monitoring resident wellbeing, involvement in care planning, supporting with medication, and undertaking staff supervisions.

About usAvery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, offering exceptional care across over 100 homes and building a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilitiesOther responsibilities will include:

Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, ensuring changes are recorded and care plans updated as needed.

Being involved in the person‐centred care planning process, by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.

Supporting residents with their medication requirements.

Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff development where required.

Acting as a key point of contact with residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.

Shift details21:30 - 07:30, includes weekends and bank holidays.

About the roleYour focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be to support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff.

About youTo be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Ideal candidate

Have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.

Have at least 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.

Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Have a positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

About Avery HealthcareAt Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Requirements

A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.

Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Fenton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

31-03-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English