Healthcare Assistant – Days or Nights – AV1862B

Full Time | Residential Care Setting

📍 Location: Charmouth, Dorset
🕒 Hours: 48 hours per week
🕰 Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts
• Days: 8:00am – 8:00pm
• Nights: 8:00pm – 8:00am
💷 Pay: £13.25 per hour
☕ Paid breaks included

About the Service

This family-run residential care setting offers a true home-from-home environment in the beautiful seaside village of Charmouth. The service focuses on personal choice, individual freedom, and high-quality care, which is reflected in the warm, welcoming atmosphere and shared by all staff.

The service provides 30 single rooms, most ensuite, all equipped with a nurse call system, telephone, and TV, and residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms to feel truly at home.

Other facilities available include:

• A jacuzzi bath
• Communal living rooms with dining areas on each floor
• A large conservatory
• A mature garden with flower beds

The service is fully committed to respecting the wishes of all residents while delivering safe, compassionate, and person-centred care.

The Role

We are recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated team, supporting residents with day-to-day care needs and promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing.

Whether working days or nights, you will be an integral part of a close-knit team delivering high-quality, compassionate care.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing personal care including washing, dressing, toileting, and mobility support
• Supporting residents’ physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing
• Assisting with meals, hydration, and light household duties
• Overnight monitoring and comfort checks (for night shifts)
• Maintaining accurate care records
• Promoting dignity, confidentiality, and person-centred care

Candidate Requirements

• Care home experience preferred
• A caring, professional, and reliable approach
• Strong communication skills and a team-focused attitude
• A genuine passion for supporting older people

What’s on Offer

• £13.25 per hour
• Paid breaks
• Consistent 12-hour shifts
• Supportive, experienced management
• Long-term, stable role within a well-established home

How to Apply

For further information or to apply, please submit your application today.