Care Practitioner Day Shifts. Parklands Care Home

Job summary

Care Practitioner Day Shifts. Parklands Care Home

• Salary: *£13.58 per hour
• Hours: 44 hours per week (4 shifts), 33 hours (3 shifts per week) or 22 hours (2 shifts per week), including alternate weekend working available 
• Shifts: 8am-8pm

Join a caring, supportive team at Parklands Care Home, part of Sandstone Care Group. We provide high?quality residential and dementia care in a warm, modern, purpose?built setting just moments from Hesketh Park.

About the Role

As a Day Care Practitioner, you will play a key role in supporting residents to live safely, comfortably and with dignity. This is a hands?on, meaningful role where your contribution is genuinely valued.

Your daily responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Delivering person?centred care in line with individual care plans and residents’ personal preferences
• Supporting with all aspects of personal care, including washing, dressing, oral care, continence support and grooming
• Assisting with mobility, using appropriate equipment (hoists, stand aids, wheelchairs) and following safe moving & handling practices
• Helping residents with daily living activities, such as meals, hydration, social engagement and maintaining routines
• Promoting independence, encouraging residents to do as much as they safely can and supporting confidence-building
• Building positive relationships with residents, families, and colleagues to create a warm, supportive environment
• Monitoring residents’ wellbeing, including observing changes in physical or emotional health and reporting promptly to nurses or senior staff
• Maintaining accurate, detailed care records, including electronic documentation and daily notes
• Supporting meaningful activities, both one?to?one and group-based, to enhance wellbeing and quality of life
• Following safeguarding, health & safety and infection control guidelines to maintain a safe home environment
• Working collaboratively with the wider care, clinical and housekeeping teams to ensure excellent overall care
• Ensuring dignity, compassion and respect in every interaction

What We Are Looking For

We are particularly interested in candidates who have previous experience in a care environment, whether in residential care, home care or healthcare support. If you have experience supporting people with personal care, mobility, dementia, or daily living activities — we want to hear from you.

However, experience isn’t everything. If you don’t have a care background but you have:

• A genuine passion for helping others
• A strong desire to work in the care sector
• A naturally warm, patient and empathetic approach
• The motivation to learn and develop new skills

…then we will still consider your application and provide full training.

We’re looking for people who are reliable, compassionate, great team players and committed to delivering excellent care — whether you’re experienced or just starting your career in care.

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

*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’. *Advertised pay rate effective from 1st April 2026, please note that breaks are unpaid.

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.