£16.00
per hour — drivers (senior rate on application)
Careers
Senior Care Assistant
A Senior Care Assistant supports colleagues in the field alongside their own visits. You are the first point of contact for carers who need guidance during a shift, and you help maintain the standard of care across the visits you are involved in.
Overview
A Senior Care Assistant supports colleagues in the field alongside their own visits. You are the first point of contact for carers who need guidance during a shift, and you help maintain the standard of care across the visits you are involved in.
At a glance
- Role
- Senior Care Assistant
- Working pattern
- Zero-hours contracts with flexible working. A rolling rota of around 3.5 days per week is available where applicable.
- Driving
- A full UK driving licence and access to a car are required.
- DBS
- An enhanced DBS check is completed before starting.
- Training
- Induction, plus senior carer training and ongoing learning through Lumis.
The role
Main responsibilities
- Delivering your own care visits to the same standard as a Care Assistant.
- Supporting less experienced carers with on-shift guidance and problem-solving.
- Carrying out initial visits and introductions for new clients where asked.
- Helping the Field Care Supervisor with spot checks and feedback.
- Flagging concerns about a client's condition or a carer's practice to the office team.
- Supporting with medication queries and care plan questions during your shift.
A day in the role
What a normal shift involves
Your round includes your own visits plus a small number of check-in or support visits where a newer carer needs a hand. You might carry a phone for shift queries and be the person the office calls when something needs sorting on the ground.
Who we are looking for
Person specification
What we look for
- Experience in domiciliary or residential care.
- The patience to support colleagues as well as clients.
- Confidence to make a judgement call and communicate it clearly.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a car.
Experience & qualifications
Experience: Previous care experience is essential for this role — typically at least a year as a Care Assistant, with a track record of reliability and good practice.
Qualifications: A Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care is valued but not mandatory. What matters most is demonstrated competence and the right temperament.
Pay and benefits
What this role pays
Published up front, including the part most adverts leave out.
£0.35
per mile
£12.75
per hour — training
Benefits
- Workplace pension — 3% employer, 5% employee.
- Paid training time.
- Mileage paid at £0.35 per mile.
- Uniform and ID badge provided.
- A clear progression route towards Field Care Supervisor or Care Coordinator.
Development opportunities
From Senior Care Assistant, the next step is Field Care Supervisor or Care Coordinator, depending on whether you prefer hands-on care or rota planning.
Why work for Luxuricare?
You are not left to manage situations alone. The office team, the Field Care Supervisor and the Registered Manager are reachable, and the systems in Birdie mean you are working from a clear care plan, not improvising.
What supports you
The tools you get
Carers are usually let down by the organisation around them rather than by their own effort. These three systems exist so that does not happen here.
BirdieCare planning & digital records
Organised digital care planning, visit notes and continuity of information, so everyone supporting a person is working from the same picture.
QCSPolicies & compliance
Structured policies and procedures that support professional standards across everything we do.
LumisStaff e-learning
Ongoing e-learning and staff development, so our team keeps building on what they know.
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