Senior Night Care Assistant

Senior Night Care Assistant. Oak Springs Care Home

• 44 hours per week 4 nights on a rota basis
• £13.68 per hour
• 8pm – 8am shifts

Are you a compassionate and experienced care professional looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference Join us as a Senior Night Care Assistant at Oak Springs a luxury purposebuilt care home in the heart of Wavertree. We provide exceptional residential respite and specialist dementia care in a supportive environment that prioritizes dignity independence and quality of life for our residents.

Our modern 74bed home spans three floors and features stateoftheart facilities including music rooms a beauty salon calming lounges and beautifully landscaped courtyards. At Oak Springs we believe in enhancing life experiences through a personcentred approach that fosters individuality and sensory engagement.

Your Role as a Senior Night Care Assistant

In this crucial role you will lead our night care team ensuring residents are comfortable safe and wellsupported during the night hours. Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering exceptional care: Assisting residents with personal care routines mobility support and nighttime comfort ensuring their needs are met with dignity and respect.
• Monitoring wellbeing: Conducting regular checks to ensure residents are safe comfortable and settled throughout the night.
• Providing emotional support: Offering reassurance to residents who may feel unsettled or require companionship during the night.
• Leadership and supervision: Overseeing the night team delegating tasks effectively and ensuring all team members provide consistent highquality care.
• Administrative duties: Maintaining accurate and uptodate records updating care plans administering medications and conducting night audits to ensure compliance with standards.
• Health and safety: Responding promptly to emergencies or incidents ensuring all actions are taken to safeguard residents and team members.
• Team support and development: Offering guidance mentoring and appraisals for the night staff to maintain a motivated and skilled workforce.

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street* with retailers like Asda Costa and Argos
• ReferaFriend and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay* choose when you are paid and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme helping you plan for your retirement
• Inhouse training ongoing facetoface training tailored to you
• Career opportunities The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

*Overtime is paid for working over fulltime hours. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’.

What We’re Looking For

To thrive as a Senior Night Care Assistant you’ll need a blend of leadership compassion and attention to detail. Specifically we’re seeking someone who:

• Has proven experience in a senior or supervisory role within a residential or nursing care setting.
• Holds or is working toward a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care.
• Exhibits strong organisational and communication skills to effectively lead a team and collaborate with colleagues and residents.
• Demonstrates proficiency in care documentation medication administration and compliance with care standards.
• Can remain calm under pressure and make sound decisions during challenging situations or emergencies.
• Is flexible and reliable with the ability to work regular night shifts and adapt to the needs of the home.
• Is dedicated to continuous improvement eager to enhance skills and support the development of the night care team.

If you’re passionate about delivering outstanding nighttime care and want to work in a modern supportive environment where your contributions are truly valued we’d love to hear from you.

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates LGBTQ as well as nonbinary candidates and those with experience of mental health.