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.