Night Care Assistant — Care Homes, Northampton & Leicestershire

We are recruiting waking-night care assistants for care homes across Northampton and Leicestershire. If nights alone do not give you the hours you want, we can add daytime home-care visits around them, so you can build a week that fits your life.

Nights are a different job to days

On a night shift you are one of a small team responsible for the whole home while people sleep. The work is settling residents at the start of the night, doing regular comfort and safety rounds, repositioning people who need it to protect their skin, and being a calm, reassuring presence for anyone who wakes unsettled or confused. It is quieter than a day shift, but you carry more of the responsibility yourself and you often decide when something needs escalating. It suits people who are level-headed and comfortable working with less of a crowd around them.

Where you will work

This is our most spread-out area, so being matched to the right home matters more here than anywhere. There is night work in and around Northampton and out towards Daventry, and across Leicestershire from the city into the market towns. Because these are overnight shifts and public transport is thin at those hours, being able to drive makes a real difference to how much we can offer you — tell us your situation and we will be honest about what is nearby.

You do not need care experience

We train people who are new to care — a full induction, the Care Certificate, and all the mandatory training the role needs. On nights, what counts most is being calm, observant and completely dependable.

What you get

• National Living Wage plus 12.07% rolled-up holiday pay, paid every payday — the exact rate is at the top of this page
• Mileage paid on any home-care visits you pick up to top up your hours
• A named coordinator who knows you, and someone on call all night
• Support towards NVQ Level 2 and 3 if you want to go further
• The full list of what we offer is on our careers page

What we ask

• That you are reliable and turn up when you said you would — nights depend on it
• That you treat people with dignity, on their worst day as well as their best
• All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references