Be counted on when it matters most.

We’re looking for experienced, dedicated care professionals ready to take the next step as a Senior Care Assistant at Handley House, York. Whether you’re already in a senior role or looking to build on your experience, you’ll play a key part in delivering exceptional, person-centred care — and supporting others to do the same. If you lead with kindness, know how to inspire a team, and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Senior Care Assistant at Handley House, Kindness will be at the core of everything you do. It touches upon every aspect of our care. Every single person who works here understands that our residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. And, by joining us, you’ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

Salary: £13.50 to £14.10 per hour
Location: York, YO30 6RG
Department: Care

Senior Care Assistant - York

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Being part of the kind care team at HC-One

At HC-One, the Kind Care Company, we are dedicated to supporting you throughout your career in care in over c.290 warm and welcoming care homes across England, Scotland and Wales.

By joining our team, you will benefit from pay that progresses as you gain experience, with dedicated support from our award-winning Learning and Development team. We are here to support you to grow in your career, including a thorough induction, full training, and opportunities to develop and progress, such as our popular Nursing Assistants programme and Aspiring Home Managers programme.

In addition, you will benefit from a warm and welcoming environment, a leading rewards and benefits portal, and a friendly team to support you along your journey.

Being a Care Assistant at HC-One

Care Assistants deliver outstanding care to our Residents every single day. Their work is absolutely essential, as Care Assistants support our Residents to do everything they need to lead a very good life, while putting their comfort, happiness, health, and wellbeing first.

Working as a Care Assistant, the support you provide to our Residents is appreciated more than you will probably ever know, as you do everything in your power to ensure older people can lead rich, dignified and fulfilling lives in our homes. You will look after diverse and incredible people with fascinating stories, and you will make a real difference as you support our Residents in this chapter of their lives.

Being a Senior Care Assistant at HC-One

Senior Care Assistants work closely with the home’s Registered Nurse and Home Manager to help develop plans and put them into motion, giving our Residents a real sense of security, dignity, and independence. As a Senior Care Assistant, it is all about leading and influencing your team to deliver the very highest standards of care each day. Therefore, it is vital our Senior Care Assistants bring great energy to their home, in addition to good record-keeping, time management, and communication skills. Of course, you will also value kindness above anything else.

Being a Home Care Assistant at HC-One

Our Home Care Assistants provide care to individuals living within their own homes, enabling them to stay safe within their home environment while receiving person-centred care tailored to meet their individual needs. Working as a Home Care Assistant is extremely rewarding, as you will travel between older people living in the community to help them achieve their personal aims and objectives, in accordance with their individual support plans. Our Home Care Assistants help older people with a variety of tasks, including home care, nutritional care and meal preparation, and shopping. In addition, they may support the service user to remain involved with community activities, such as education, sports and leisure, while providing a sense of companionship and interaction.

Latest vacancy in York

Salary: £13.50 to £14.10 per hour

Location: Handley House Care Home
Green Lane, Clifton, York, YO30 6RG

Department: Care

Senior Care Assistant - York

For you, it will mean planning and implementing the kind of care that will give our residents a real sense of security, dignity and independence. You will get to know our residents and their families – helping to ensure we deliver truly personalised care plans. Leading a team of Care Assistants, you will be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of care and you’ll be a real influence on the rest of the team. Whether you are showing someone how to use a walking frame, helping someone at the end of their life to eat a meal or talking to a resident’s family on the phone, you’ll do so with a sense of kindness, above anything else. You will be involved in providing essential physical and mental stimulation through a range of social and recreational activities, as well as administering medication.

About the role

As a Care Assistant at HC-One, you’ll provide physical and emotional support to residents for both short and long-term care. Our top priority is to offer kindness and excellent care to all residents, helping them to lead their best lives.

At HC-One, we know that everyone learns differently. That’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to keep learning and growing while you’re part of our team. We’ll help you develop in ways that are interesting and accessible to you.

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Rewards and benefits

At HC-One, we value our team and their contribution to our residents’ lives. We offer a rewards and benefits package that recognises your kind care and supports your wellbeing.