Care assistant days
| Posting date: | 11 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,201 to £26,473 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Shearwater, PO48QW |
| Company: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | pcc/TP/724/1062 |
Summary
Care Assistant (Days) - Shearwater
Salary: Band 4, £25,201 - £26,473 pa, (£19,922 - £20,927 for 29.25 hours, £17,708 - £18,602 for 26 hours) plus a 17% shift allowance if applicable.
2 x 26 hours per week
1 x 29.25 hours per week
Rotas typically are a mixture of:
Early shift - 07:30 - 14:30
Late shift - 14:30 - 21:30
Shifts include a 30-minute unpaid break.
Sunday and bank holiday working apply.
Details of the rota are attached and please ensure you can work these hours before you apply. Please indicate on your application which hours you are applying for.
What is the role
Shearwater is in the Milton area of Portsmouth and is a purpose built 40 bed dementia residential home, which opened in August 2009. The accommodation is spread over 2 floors in units of 20 per floor. All bedrooms have a private ensuite with a shower.The home also has a good-sized garden for service users to enjoy.
We currently have around 100 staff working different roles and different shifts throughout the home.
Using a person-centred approach, you will look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of service users. This will include personal care, assisting clients at mealtimes and all aspects of daily living. You will be providing person centred care in the form of social activities which promotes the resident's mental health and wellbeing and improves their quality of life. You will be a key worker to specific service users, responsible for ensuring information about their health and wellbeing is monitored and recorded using electronic care planning (Nourish) and communicating this information and any concerns to the team leaders. The role will involve you lookingafter the needs of a diverse group of service users with a wide range of care needs, including challenging behaviour and you will be required to undertake person moving and handling duties.
There will also be the need for light food preparation and light cleaning tasks to ensure the environment remains clean in line with infection control guidance.
Who is the person
With patience and empathy, you will have an understanding of the needs of people with different types of dementia and physical disabilities. You will be able to converse at ease with service users with cognitive impairment and provide advice in accurate spoken English which is essential for the post. With experience in a caring role as a formal paid or unpaid carer you will have an understanding of the importance of resident’s dignity, privacy and choice, and applying this in practice. You will have the ability to be flexible and adaptable, able to work in a team as well as being able to work independently, use your own initiative and make decisions whilst dealing with emergencies in a confident manner. Computer skills will be required to enable you to update care plans electronically and use e-learning. You will be required to take part in training and development which will contribute towards your framework and study for QCF at level 2 / 3 (or equivalent) in Social Care and undertake learning to complete the Care Certificate (previously CIS) within your probation period.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role
About Portsmouth City Council
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.
Additional Information:
How to apply:
Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found atEquality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria.
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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800.