Senior Care Assistant

Job summary

?? Senior Care Assistant – Join Our Small, Exceptional Care Home (17 Residents) ??

Location: Rockbeare - Just outside of cranbrook 
Hours: Full-time 
Salary: Competitive, with enhanced rates for weekends and overtime

Are you an experienced carer looking for a role where you can truly make a difference, where residents feel like family and staff are valued, supported, and appreciated every day?
If so, we’d love to welcome you to our team.

Why Join Us?

We are a small, warm, family-focused home with only 17 residents, which means:

• You can give genuine, unhurried, person-centred care

• You get to truly know our residents, their stories, their personalities, and what matters most to them

• You are not “just another number”, you become part of a close-knit, supportive team

• Your ideas matter and your voice is heard

• We believe in quality over quantity, for care, for staff, and for our home

About the Role

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will take a lead role in supporting residents with dignity, compassion, and respect. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting and mentoring care staff

• Administering medication and completing accurate documentation

• Working alongside management to maintain high standards of care

• Building strong, trusting relationships with residents and families

• Helping to create a warm, safe, and homely environment

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in a care role (senior experience preferred, but we will support the right person)

• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or working towards it)

• A warm, patient, and compassionate nature

• Reliable, positive, and committed to high standards

• Someone who values teamwork and brings kindness to everything they do

What We Offer

? A friendly, family-style working environment
? Competitive pay + enhancements
? Opportunities for training, development, and progression
? Supportive management who genuinely care about staff wellbeing
? A workplace where kindness and connection matter
? Free uniform, training, and DBS
? Meals on shift
? The chance to work somewhere you can be proud of

Be part of something special.

If you’re passionate about giving exceptional care and want to work in a home where residents and staff feel valued, safe, and supported we’d love to hear from you.