Care Assistant (Nights). Parklands Care Home

Job summary

Care Assistant (Nights). Parklands Care Home

• Salary: £12.21 per hour
• Hours: 33 hours per week (3 shifts) or 44 hours per week (4 shifts) including alternate weekend working
• Shifts: 8pm-8am

Are you caring, dependable, and ready to make a real difference during the night?
Join our dedicated team at Parklands Care Home, a warm and welcoming purpose-built home offering exceptional residential, dementia nursing, and dementia care.

Nestled just a short stroll from the beautiful Hesketh Park, Parklands is thoughtfully designed to create a safe, comfortable, and homely environment where residents can feel valued and supported.

As a Care Assistant on Nights, you will:

• Provide high-quality, person-centred care to residents during night hours
• Assist with personal care, mobility, and bedtime routines
• Support residents throughout the night, ensuring comfort and safety
• Respond promptly to any needs or emergencies
• Maintain accurate records and follow individual care plans

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience in a care setting (preferred but not essential)
• A kind, empathetic, and patient approach
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work alternate weekends and night shifts
• A genuine passion for supporting older people

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 
• Refer-a-Friend - 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
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face 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 ‘STREAM’.

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 non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.