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Senior Care Assistant

On-site in Newry·Full-time·Added 5 months ago (last checked 7 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Work on-site in Newry

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • Cycle to work scheme

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Driver required: Yes - full UK licence and access to your own vehicle

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Pay: £13.50 per hour, plus 25p per mile fuel allowance

  • Local travel only - paid mileage for every journey
  • Full training & paid induction - no experience needed
  • Flexibility - work patterns that fit your lifestyle
  • Career growth - clear progression into senior & leadership roles
  • Family-friendly - enhanced leave for life’s big moments
  • National opportunities - relocate and continue your career within CCH
  • Perks & discounts - Blue Light Card, Cycle to Work, RAF scheme, and more

Visa & relocation

We're sorry, but we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants. 

The role

What you'll do

As a Senior Care Assistant, you’ll support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care across our community services, leading by example in the field and supporting both service users and care colleagues.

You’ll combine hands-on care with supervision and quality assurance, spending most of your time in the community with some office-based duties.

You’ll:

● Support and review individual care packages, including needs and risk assessments
● Work with Care Coordinators to support effective rota planning
● Supervise, mentor, and support Care Assistants in the field
● Shadow new starters and carry out observations and competency checks
● Take part in multi-disciplinary reviews and complete accurate records

You’ll be a trusted senior presence, helping to maintain high standards of care and support team development.

How you'll work

Location: Newry

Shifts: full-time, part-time, evenings, weekends

What we’re looking for

Experience in care is essential, but what matters most is your commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality support.

We’re looking for people who are:

● Naturally caring and compassionate
● Confident and reliable
● Experienced in completing needs and risk assessments
● Comfortable working with service users, families, and healthcare professionals
● Willing to support, guide, and develop others

This is a great opportunity to grow your career with a leading domiciliary care provider focused on quality, development, and progression.

Hiring process

Our quick, simple application process lets you choose an interview time that works for you.

Join Quality Care Services in Newry today and be part of something meaningful.

About City and County Healthcare Group

Industry
Healthcare

In their own words

About the company & team

We are CCH. With 14,000 colleagues across 32 care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or left behind. We’re not only changing lives, we’re transforming the care sector. Our people-first approach puts care professionals at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is simple: to be the best place to work in care.

What makes CCH a great place to work? The results speak for themselves:

  • In 2024, 5,243 care professionals referred a friend to join our company.
  • 135 internal promotions were earned in just 12 months
  • Every Operational Director began their career as a care professional

At Quality Care Services, part of CCH, we live by our values of Community, Courage, and Heart and we’re looking for like-minded people to join our growing team in Newry.

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