Senior Care assistant

Job summary

If you’re someone who cares deeply, leads by example, and wants a role where your work genuinely improves people’s lives, our Senior Care Assistant position at Granville House could be the perfect next step.

We’re looking for someone compassionate, confident, and committed — someone who can support our residents with dignity and kindness while leading the care team on shift to deliver safe, personcentred care.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will play a key role in the daily running of the home, ensuring residents receive highquality care and staff feel supported. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing personal care and emotional support with dignity and respect

• Leading the shift and supporting junior staff with supervision, mentoring, and guidance

• Administering medication safely

• Monitoring residents’ wellbeing, completing accurate documentation, and updating care plans

• Responding promptly to changes in residents’ needs and escalating concerns appropriately

• Supporting residents with mobility, nutrition, hydration, and continence care

• Encouraging meaningful activities and social engagement

• Liaising with families, GPs, and healthcare professionals

• Ensuring the home remains safe, clean, and compliant with Health & Safety and infection control standards

• Participating in audits, preadmissions, and general senior duties such as food/fluid checks, shift allocation, and ordering supplies

Every day is different — but every day you’ll make a difference.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive hourly rate

• Enhanced pay for overtime and bank holidays

• Paid breaks

• 5.6 weeks annual leave

• Free parking

• Free uniform

• Pension contribution

• Health Assure Employee Support Programme

• Career development & training opportunities

• Apprenticeship enrolment (Level 3/4/5)

• Induction & refresher training

• Employee referral bonus

Please note we do not offer sponsorship, and we are unable to offer roles to applicants who are in sponsored employment elsewhere.