Senior Care Assistant
Care Concern Homecare
£13/hour
CF11 9NT
Full time, part time, permanent
The Breakroom Take
About Care Concern Homecare
Care Concern is a home care service provider in Chiswick and Ealing.
Job description from Care Concern Homecare
Senior Care Assistant
Care and Support - Ty Llandaff Care Home
Contract: Full Time
Salary: £13.00 - £13.50 Per Hour
Shift Type: Days
Contracted hours: 22-44
"Ydych chi eisiau gyrfa emosiynol?" – "Do you want an emotionally rewarding career?"
Join our award-winning care home in Pontcanna, Cardiff, recognised as one of the Top 20 Care Homes in Wales on (url removed). Our luxury home provides exceptional Nursing and Residential care for 69 residents, offering a warm, elegant, and supportive environment for both residents and staff.
We are looking for a Senior Care Assistant (Days) to lead, support, and inspire our care team while ensuring residents receive the highest level of care. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced carer to take the next step in a rewarding leadership role.
Why Work With Us?
£13.00-£13.50 per hour – full-time & part-time shifts available
Flexible shift patterns to suit your lifestyle
Paid DBS, uniform & pension scheme
5.6 weeks annual leave (full-time contract)
Health Assured Employee Assistance – free, confidential wellbeing support
Training & career development – grow with us!
A fantastic team & modern, well-equipped home
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Your Role as a Senior Care Assistant
As a Senior Care Assistant, you will lead by example, ensuring the home runs smoothly and residents receive person-centred, high-quality care. You will coordinate shifts, support your team, and uphold the home’s caring, positive atmosphere.
You will assist residents with personal care, including dressing, bathing, and mobility, while maintaining their dignity and independence. You will administer and manage medications, ensuring accurate records are kept. You will communicate effectively with residents, families, healthcare professionals, and colleagues to create a warm and welcoming home. You will coach, mentor, and support your team, ensuring staff feel valued and work together effectively. You will update care plans and documentation, ensuring they reflect residents’ individual needs and preferences.
Who We’re Looking For
NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care is essential
Medication administration experience is required
Strong leadership skills with the ability to support and motivate a team
A compassionate, kind, and approachable personality
Commitment to providing high-quality, person-centred care
Candidates will need to register with Social Care Wales
At Care Concern Group, we don’t just provide care—we create homes full of life, warmth, and dignity. Whether you have leadership experience or are looking for the next step in your care career, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today
Job insights from Breakroom
Senior care workers
Senior care workers support care workers and assistants help people in their daily lives to live as independently as possible.
What you’ll do as a senior care workers:
- Help with social or physical activities
- Train
- Household tasks, like cleaning and washing
- Support by preparing food, and providing help with eating and other tasks like bathing and getting dressed
- Check and monitor health and help with medication
Is it right for you?
This job may involve:
- Standing
- Managing people
- Heavy lifting
- Helping with personal care
- Physical activity
- Emotionally demanding duties
- Wearing a uniform
- Night work
- Long hours
- Anti-social hours
- Cleaning
- Working alone
What Care Concern Homecare employees say about their job
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Best thing
The best thing is when we have a good team of full staff , which means we can spend time with residents and do things with them, one to one .
Worst thing
The worst is not knowing what you are walking into and our floor is the forgotten floor, if we are under staffed told to get on with it but its the residents that suffer as well as staff and its not fair on the residents
Care assistant at Care Concern Homecare, June 2023
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Best thing
The people that I care for
Worst thing
Money. Head office
Health care assistant at Care Concern Homecare, November 2022
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