Senior Care Assistant in Pontypool

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What is the role?

Make a real difference every day as a Senior Care Assistant at Hafod.

We're offering FT hours with a range of shift options, including long days, early, late and night shifts across weekdays and weekends. We'll talk through your availability and what works for you, while making sure we cover the shifts the home needs to provide the best care for our residents.

Please note: We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

You’ll play a key role in supporting the management team to deliver high standards of person-centred care within a residential home setting. Working alongside colleagues, you’ll help ensure residents receive safe, compassionate and dignified care tailored to their individual needs.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll support with personal care, oversee care delivery, administer medication when trained, and help create a warm, stimulating environment where residents feel valued and supported to maintain their independence.

Some of our homes may have limited public transport links, and some shifts start early or finish late. You’ll therefore need reliable transport to and from work.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the day-to-day running of the home alongside management, ensuring high standards of care are maintained.

• Provide and oversee personal and practical care, including mobility, hygiene, nutrition and wellbeing support.

• Develop, review and maintain accurate care plans and records in line with regulatory requirements.

• Administer, order and monitor medication (when authorised) and maintain accurate documentation.

• Monitor residents’ health and wellbeing, taking observations and liaising with healthcare professionals.

You can find the full job description attached for a more detailed overview of the role.

What you’ll bring

Clinical and practical competence, empathetic leadership with a passion for providing person-centered care. Key priorities include safe medication administration, calm crisis management, clear communication with families, and maintaining regulatory standards to foster a safe, supportive care home environment.

• A kind, compassionate and patient approach with a genuine passion for supporting others.

• Previous experience working in a care setting and supporting older people.

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (Level 3 or willingness to work towards).

• Strong communication, organisational and teamwork skills.

• Knowledge of care planning, medication administration and person-centred care.

Interested in applying?

Submit your application online.

We’ll review all applications and if you’re shortlisted, we’ll get in touch to arrange an interview at our Plas Y Garn Care Home, Pontypool.

Please note that all successful applicants must be registered, or be prepared to register, with Social Care Wales (SCW) as a requirement of the role.

If you’re successful at the end of the recruitment process, we’ll offer you the role and begin your pre-employment checks. This includes confirming your right to work and completing an enhanced DBS check, which we’ll organise and pay for.

If you’d like some tips or advice with the recruitment process, we’ve put together some helpful guidance, here.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Support and adjustments

We’re committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support at any stage, please let us know and we'll be happy to help.

About the Home

Plas y Garn Care Home provides accommodation for over 65s in Pontypool, Torfaen. We focus on giving a great quality of life to our residents, whatever their abilities and needs are. Our team of specially trained staff provide tailored care to all of our residents, including those who require EMI care and those with dementia.

You’ll find more information about Plas Y Garn Care Home here

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At Hafod, we’re a socially conscious, not for profit organisation providing housing, care and support across south Wales. Everything we do is guided by our mission, Get the basics right, connect with you, and invest for a better future. We work together to deliver services that make a real difference in our communities.

We’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels they truly belong; not just included, but respected, valued, and safe to be themselves. When people feel they belong, they bring their best, and that benefits all of us.