Senior Care Assistant Nights

Senior Care Assistant (Nights)
Location: Oxford
Salary: £15.17 per hour
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part time (Nights)
Closing Date: 24th June 2026
Fairfield Residential Home is looking for a Senior Care Assistant (Nights). You will play a key role in helping residents to live fulfilling and happy lives by building meaningful relationships, promoting independence, and contributing to a positive, person-centred atmosphere. You’ll be part of a dedicated team that values empathy, reliability and teamwork in everything we do and aims to enable each team member to develop their skills and knowledge to reach their full potential
Key Responsibilities
* To maintain the “Vision and Values” of the service in every decision taken in your line of duty.
* Ensuring dignity, choice independence and respect to every resident.
* To work with consideration for the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone within the home.
Resident Care and Support
* To work with the Team Leaders in assessing the changing needs of each resident, to develop and produce a plan of care on the PCS electronic system.
* As keyworker for the residents in your case load, to carry out a review of the Plan of Care with each resident/their representative on a regular basis requested by the resident or their representative.
* To offer person-centred care to all residents to enable them to maintain maximum independence.
* To cultivate an understanding and awareness of the emotions, intellectual, spiritual and social needs of all residents to enable positive involvement in their care and support.
* To facilitate a full programme of meaningful occupation for every resident living in the home.
* To be familiar with and adhere to the current medication policy within the home and administer and manage medication accordingly.
* To maintain and update knowledge of prescribed medications, their purpose and possible side effects.
* To make sure that evidencing has been carried out as required on the ATLAS electronic medication system at the end of each shift
* To work closely with all visiting professionals in carrying out appropriate treatment.
* To ensure that all aids and equipment are maintained and are safe and in good working order and that any aid that is used is appropriate for the needs of the resident.
Fairfield is particularly noted for the love and affection its staff have for its residents and maintaining and enhancing this ethos is a key consideration when recruiting new team members. We also understand the value of our staff in making Fairfield the special home that it is and aim to enable everyone in the team to benefit from developing their skills and progressing in their careers to realise their individual ambitions. Our success in working towards this was acknowledged in May 2025 with the award of Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Employer of the Year < 250 employees.
Employee benefits for Fairfield staff include:
* Competitive rates of pay;
* Standard Life auto-enrolment pension scheme;
* Free meals while on shift;
* Free parking while on shift subject to availability;
* Free training with in-house support and mentoring;
* Free uniforms (or £150 annual clothing allowance for Social Wellbeing and Maintenance);
* Free access to an employee assistance programme with a range of services including shopping discounts, financial and legal advice, counselling and a health and wellbeing smartphone app;
* A joining bonus of £250 payable on successful completion of your probationary period.
Early application is advised as we reserve the right to close applications and appoint before this date for the right candidate.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Fairfield Residential Home, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application