Senior Night Care Assistant

Location: Great Wyrley, WS6 

Hours: 36 hours per week (12-hour shifts, 8pm-8am)

Rate of Pay: £12.80 per hour

Contract: Nights

Nestled in a peaceful rural setting just four miles from Walsall town centre, this specialist care home offers a warm, welcoming environment for both residents and staff. Its a purpose-built, two-storey home provides exceptional residential, dementia, respite and short-stay care, supported by modern facilities including spacious lounges, dining rooms, a café, an on-site pub, and luxurious en-suite bedrooms.

Offering a secure, landscaped dementia-friendly garden offers a calming outdoor space enjoyed throughout the year alongside an excellent training and development centre based on site for your own professional development 

We are now seeking a Senior Night Care Assistant to join this dedicated team and help them to continue delivering outstanding person-centred care.

⭐ What You'll Bring as a Senior Care Assistant:

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:

-     Strong experience supervising care staff

-     Proven ability in care planning and high-quality care delivery

-     Experience in ordering, administering, and safely storing medication

-     Excellent communication skills

-     A solid understanding of health, safety and welfare

-     Ability to work independently and use initiative

-     Flexibility to support a 7‑day rota

-     Professional boundaries while working as part of a team

Qualifications & Training for the Senior Care Assistant role:

-     NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)

-     Up-to-date statutory and mandatory training, including:

-     Fire Safety, COSHH, Health & Safety

-     Dignity, Elder Abuse, Care Act 2014

-     Moving & Handling

-     Infection Control

-     Managing Behaviours that Challenge / Safety Intervention

-     Safe Administration of Medication

-     Safeguarding

-     Food Hygiene

Experience & Knowledge as a Senior Care Assistant:

-     Dementia awareness and experience supporting individuals with complex needs

-     Strong background in person-centred care

-     Experience supervising staff and managing shift allocations

-     Auditing care documentation and incident reporting

-     Knowledge of safe medication practices

-     Understanding of skill mix and team leadership

-     Essential knowledge of health, safety and welfare

Preferred candidates will also have experience working with older adults and individuals living with dementia.

Why join this outstanding team as a Senior Care Assistant? 

You'll be part of a compassionate, supportive team in a beautifully designed home that truly values its staff teamed with the below benefits:

- Paid Breaks + Paid handover time

- 24/7 Management support on-site and off site

- Excellent staffing to patient ratios

- Superb ongoing training delivered face: face at on-site state-of-the-art training suite and off.

- Excellent career development opportunities

- Company Pension Scheme

- Staffing rotas visible at least 4 weeks in advance

- Free Staff Parking/Subsidised staff meals plus many other benefits

- Pay reviews based on competencies and capabilities

For more information on the Senior Care Assistant role contact Sarah at Time Recruitment today!