🌟 Senior Care Assistant – Dementia & Mental Health - £13.00 per hour (reviewed in April)

📍 Swanage (Transport provided from Poole & back!)
🕒 36 hours per week | 4–12 hour shifts | Flexibility for occasional nights

Are you an experienced Senior Care Assistant — or a strong Care Assistant ready to step up into a senior role where you’re truly valued?

We’re recruiting on behalf of a small, friendly residential care home in beautiful Swanage, specialising in dementia and mental health support. This is a home with a real family feel, where residents are known as individuals and staff are supported, listened to, and appreciated.

And here’s the standout benefit…
🚐 Transport is provided from Poole to the home and back for every shift – making your commute easy, reliable, and stress-free.

💙 The Senior Care Assistant Role

As a Senior Care Assistant, you’ll play a key part in leading shifts and ensuring residents receive outstanding, person-centred care.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting residents with personal care and daily living
• Administering or supporting with medication (where trained)
• Leading shifts and guiding Care Assistants on duty
• Promoting independence, dignity, and choice at all times
• Providing specialist support to residents living with dementia and mental health needs
• Keeping clear, accurate care records
• Communicating effectively with families and healthcare professionals

👀 What We’re Looking For in a Senior Care Assistant

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have previous experience as a Senior Care Assistant (or strong experience ready for the step up)
• Have experience working with dementia and/or mental health
• Hold (or are working towards) an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
• Are confident leading a shift and supporting other staff
• Are compassionate, patient, and reliable
• Can be flexible, including occasional night shifts when required

🕒 Senior Care Assistant Hours & Shifts

• 36 hours per week
• A mixture of 4 to 12-hour shifts
• Flexibility required for occasional nights

🌟 What’s On Offer for a Senior Care Assistant

• 🚐 Transport provided from Poole to Swanage and back
• 👕 Free uniform
• ✅ Free DBS check
• 💷 Company pension scheme
• 📈 Great career prospects and ongoing development
• 🤝 Supportive management team in a small, close-knit home
• ❤️ The chance to make a genuine difference every single day

For more information please apply now and Adam from Care First UK will call you asap

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Contact information

Adam Jaffer