Senior Care Assistant – Days or Nights – Family-Owned Stand-Alone Residential Care – AV1884B
Full Time | Residential Care
📍 Location: Allendale, Northumberland
🕒 Hours: Flexible, 12-hour shifts
💷 Pay: £14.50 per hour
☕ Paid breaks included**

Family-Owned | Stand-Alone | 13 Residents | Specialist Care for Adults with Learning Disabilities

Looking for a rewarding senior care role in a small, friendly setting where your leadership and experience make a real difference?

We are recruiting a Senior Care Assistant to join a privately owned, stand-alone residential care service in Allendale, Northumberland. Supporting 13 residents with learning disabilities and complex care needs, this is a close-knit, family-run environment where residents’ individuality is celebrated, and staff have time to provide attentive, person-centred care.

Why Join This Service?

In this senior role, you will:
• Lead and support care staff during your shift
• Build meaningful relationships with residents and their families
• Ensure high-quality, person-centred care that promotes dignity, independence, and choice
• Feel supported by approachable and experienced management
• Work in a calm, homely, and secure environment

About the Service

The service provides:
• Specialist residential care for adults with learning disabilities
• 13 residents, each supported individually in a homely setting
• Long-term placements and short-term respite stays
• Attention to privacy, dignity, and personal choice
• Activities and programmes to support mental alertness, social interaction, and self-esteem
• Opportunities for residents to participate in the development of their individualised care plans

Your Responsibilities

• Provide and oversee high-quality, person-centred care
  • Support and mentor care staff on shift
  • Assist residents with personal care, mobility, and daily living tasks
  • Maintain accurate care records and communicate effectively with families and colleagues
  • Promote independence, dignity, and choice
  • Engage residents in meaningful activities and social interaction

What We’re Looking For

• Previous care experience, ideally in a residential or specialist setting
  • NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care required; Level 3 preferred
  • Proven ability to lead and support a small care team
  • Compassionate, professional, and reliable approach
  • Strong communication, organisational, and teamwork skills
  • A genuine passion for supporting adults with learning disabilities

What You’ll Receive

• £14.50 per hour
  • Paid breaks
  • 12-hour day or night shifts
  • Supportive, friendly, and experienced management
  • Long-term, stable role in a small, family-owned, stand-alone setting
  • The chance to make a meaningful difference every day

If you are an experienced and dedicated Senior Care Assistant looking for a role where your leadership, skills, and compassion are valued, we would love to hear from you.

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