Care Assistants Nights - St Patricks Care Home
Halton Borough CouncilCheshire, North West
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Halton Borough Council based in Cheshire. The advertised salary is £23,143 to £25,949 per year. Applications close on 19 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.
Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.
We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.
St Patricks Care Home is a 40-bed nursing home in Widnes providing general nursing and specialist dementia care for adults, including long-term, respite, and palliative care services.
We are looking for a hard working, compassionate individual who is looking to care for elderly residents and is willing to support them and respect them at all times. We require a good team member who will positively develop and maintain effective working relationship’s this will include staff members, service users and professionals you will liaise with.
We recognise that it takes an individual with inspirational passion and a kind nature to make a difference to the lives of others and our Care Homes will give you the opportunity to get to know the residents and their families and help ensure that truly personalised care is delivered.
Hours: 3x 33 hours 1x 37 hours
- Delivering high-quality, person-centred care and support, assisting residents with personal care needs while promoting dignity, privacy, choice, and independence
- Building positive relationships with residents, families, colleagues, and healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible care and support
- Contributing to care planning, reviews, and record-keeping, ensuring accurate documentation and effective communication
- Supporting residents to participate in meaningful activities and opportunities that enhance their wellbeing and quality of life
- Safeguarding residents by following health and safety procedures, maintaining confidentiality, and reporting any concerns in line with policies and regulatory requirements
Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:
- A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
- Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
- 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
- Investment in your personal development
- Free Car Parking at HBC sites
- Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Joanne Greason on 01515118852
Interviews will take place TBC
At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk
Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application!
How this role compares
We hold 316 council vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £36,822. This role pays less than about 95% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 811 of them in North West.
You have 20 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Halton Borough Council has 19 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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