Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant

CAPTION:

• Company: OakRay Care Group Ltd
• Salary: from £12.96 an hour
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Ryde
• Working pattern: On-site
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 20 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 19 Nov 2026

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Summary

OakRay Care is a family run business on the Isle of Wight and the New Forest, specialising in the provision of residential care for the elderly. We run high-quality care homes and are committed to making a positive difference to our residents, in every way. We currently operate four care homes; three on the Isle of Wight and one in Fordingbridge, New Forest.

Our most important asset is our staff, so we always look for individuals who want to make an impact and positive difference on those around them.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Care Assistant to join our friendly, supportive team at our Ryde care home.

Fairhaven Care Home provides high quality residential and dementia care services for up to 21 elderly residents, and has a CQC rating of Good.

Skills and abilities required:

• You must have a minimum NVQ2 in Health & Social Care
• You must be able to administer and record medication
• You should have the ability to be able to lead a team, and have good communication skills
• You need to be flexible in your working hours to fit in with the shift pattern

This is a full time role of 36 hours a week.

If you are enthusiastic, have a caring nature, a natural interest in people and want to make a difference to someone's life, then this might be just the job for you. This job is varied, interesting and very rewarding.

If you are interested in this role, have the experience and would like to join our friendly team, we'd love to hear from you, so please submit your CV.

Please note: Candidates must already have the unrestricted right to work in the UK, as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applications requiring current or future sponsorship cannot be considered.

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• you must have a minimum NVQ2 in Health & Social Care
• you must be able to administer and record medication
• you should have the ability to be able to lead a team, and have good communication skills
• you need to be flexible in your working hours to fit in with the shift pattern.
This is a full time role of 36 hours a week. If you are enthusiastic, have a caring nature, a natural interest in people and want to make a difference to someone's life, then this might be just the job for you. This job is varied, interesting and very rewarding. If you are interested in this role, have the experience and would like to join our friendly team, we'd love to hear from you, so please submit your CV.

OakRay Care is a family run business on the Isle of Wight and the New Forest, specialising in the provision of residential care for the elderly. We run high-quality care homes and are committed to making a positive difference to our residents, in every way. We currently operate four care homes; three on the Isle of Wight and one in Fordingbridge, New Forest. Our most important asset is our staff, so we always look for individuals who want to make an impact and positive difference on those around them. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Care Assistant to join our friendly, supportive team at our Ryde care home. Fairhaven Care Home provides high quality residential and dementia care services for up to 21 elderly residents, and has a CQC rating of Good.