Healthcare Assistant – Days or Nights – AV1862B
Full Time | Residential Care Setting
📍 Location: East Devon / West Dorset Coast (Charmouth Area)
🕒 Hours: 48 Hours per Week
🕰 Shift Pattern: 12-Hour Shifts
• Days: 8:00am – 8:00pm
• Nights: 8:00pm – 8:00am
💷 Pay: £30,576.00 Per Annum
☕ Paid Breaks Included

Family-Run Coastal Home | Stable Hours | Supportive Team Environment

Looking for a rewarding care role in a beautiful seaside location?

We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join a well-established, family-run residential care home set along the stunning East Devon and West Dorset coastline. Ideally located within easy reach of Lyme Regis, Bridport, Axminster and Seaton, this service offers a genuine home-from-home environment where residents are treated with dignity, warmth and respect.

This is an opportunity to work in a settled, supportive team where your contribution is recognised and valued.

About the Service

This welcoming residential home provides high-quality care within a comfortable and personalised setting.

Residents benefit from:

• 30 single bedrooms, most with ensuite facilities
  • Nurse call systems, telephone and TV points in all rooms
  • The freedom to personalise their own space
  • Communal lounges and dining areas on each floor
  • A relaxing jacuzzi bath
  • A large conservatory
  • Beautiful mature gardens with flower beds
  • A friendly, close-knit team culture

The ethos of the service centres around personal choice, independence, and delivering compassionate, person-centred care at all times.

The Role

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will support residents with their day-to-day needs while promoting dignity, independence and wellbeing.

Whether working days or nights, you will play a key role in ensuring residents feel safe, comfortable and respected.

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
  • Carrying out overnight monitoring and comfort checks (night shifts)
  • Maintaining accurate care documentation
  • Promoting dignity, confidentiality and person-centred care

What We’re Looking For

• Previous 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
  • Stable 48-hour contract
  • Supportive, experienced management
  • Long-term opportunity within a well-established, family-run service
  • The chance to work in a beautiful coastal setting

If you are a compassionate and dependable Healthcare Assistant looking for a stable role in a supportive, seaside care setting — we would love to hear from you.

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

To Apply:
Please contact Myles on 01789 867181 or email Myles@avonsearch.co.uk for more information.