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Fareham, Hampshire

Barchester Healthcare£15.89 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different...

Posted 4th June 2025
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Southampton, Hampshire

Barchester Healthcare£14.89 per hour

Please note this is a Night Shift Position ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a...

Posted 4th June 2025
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Norwich, Norfolk

Barchester Healthcare£13.70 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs...

Posted 3rd June 2025
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Bromley, London, Greater London

Barchester Healthcare£15.87 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different...

Posted 3rd June 2025
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Horndean, Waterlooville, Hampshire

Barchester Healthcare£17.93 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different...

Posted 31st May 2025
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Woking, Surrey

Barchester Healthcare£15.00 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs...

Posted 30th May 2025
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Guildford, Surrey

Barchester Healthcare£15.77 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs...

Posted 30th May 2025
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Church Stretton, Shropshire

Barchester Healthcare£16.87 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different...

Posted 30th May 2025
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Woking, Surrey

Barchester Healthcare£15.50 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs...

Posted 30th May 2025
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Wilton, Egremont, Cumbria

Barchester Healthcare£16.34 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs...

Posted 24th May 2025
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Wells, Somerset

Barchester HealthcareUp to £17.30 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different...

Posted 24th May 2025
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Seaford, East Sussex

Barchester Healthcare£15.50 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE- A £750 Golden Hello is just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join...

Posted 23rd May 2025
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Waterlooville, Hampshire

Barchester Healthcare£14.99 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs...

Posted 16th May 2025
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Fareham, Hampshire

Barchester Healthcare£16.55 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different...

Posted 16th May 2025
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Reading, Berkshire

Barchester Healthcare£15.50 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs...

Posted 7th May 2025
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Coventry, West Midlands

Howard Finley Care Ltd£38000 - 43000 per year

Job Description - Home Manager (Residential Care) Location: Coventry | Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 | Contract: Full-time, Permanent...

Posted 1st May 2025
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Xealthcare£36000 per year

Job Title: Regional Deputy Salary: £36,000 + 35p per mile car allowance + 10% SMART objectives bonus Hours: Full-time Location:...

Posted 10th May 2025
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Halstead, Essex

Care UKUp to £55,000

Clinical Deputy Manager Are you an organised, methodical nurse who is passionate about delivering positive change? At Care...

Posted 4th June 2025
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Minehead, Somerset

Howard Finley Care Ltd£50000 - 53000 per year

About the Home: We are a 50-bedded residential care home providing specialist dementia care in a warm, safe,...

Posted 4th June 2025
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Maidstone, Kent

Howard Finley Care Ltd£40000 - 40000 per year

Deputy Home Manager Job -Maidstone Howard Finley Care are recruiting for a new Deputy Home Manager to...

Posted 4th June 2025
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Residential Care jobs: frequently asked questions

Welcome to our residential care jobs page, featuring all the latest roles throughout the UK, as well as frequently asked questions below.

What does a residential care job entail?

Care jobs are all about helping vulnerable people to manage their daily lives, and to live as independently as they possibly can.

A residential care job normally means you’ll be working within a residential care home – the vast majority of which are privately operated.

The people you support could either be adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions or older people.

At entry level, residential care jobs might be listed as care assistants, care workers or carers.

But as a broad term this could also cover care management positions as well as more specialised roles such as support workers and care home nurses.

What daily duties will you have in a residential care job?

In a residential care job your daily responsibilities will vary according to your seniority.

But very broadly, your tasks could include:

• Supporting residents with washing, dressing and eating

• Understanding their individual needs and tailoring care

• Monitoring their health

• Checking prescribed medications are appropriately taken

• Planning and conducting activities

Residential care is a 24/7 service so your shift pattern could vary.

But this can offer a level of flexibility that is a real benefit of the job.

What skills and qualifications do you need to work in residential care?

You don’t technically need any qualifications to begin your residential care career.

Some providers ask for GCSEs in English and/or Maths, but it isn’t always necessary.

Some residential care workers have a Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care when they begin, but it’s easy to gain these qualifications once you’ve started.

There are certain skills that are essential, however.

You need to be caring, patient and resilient, and fully prepared for how challenging it can be.

Care workers need to be compassionate to succeed.

Residential care management positions can be achieved through a variety of routes – but all will require lots of experience and specialised qualifications.

You’ll also need to prove your leadership credentials.

It’s also worth noting that many people who decide to work in residential care later become social workers or move into other specialist care areas.

This too will require further dedicated study.

How much do residential care jobs pay?

Residential care homes are privately owned, so the pay can vary.

According to industry statistics, the national average hourly rate for residential care workers is around £8.30 per hour, and average annual salaries are somewhere between £15,000 and £17,000.

Meanwhile, the average salary for a residential care home manager is somewhere around £30,000 to £32,000 a year.

Pay in residential care jobs, especially at a lower level, is a highly controversial subject – and it’s currently being forensically assessed by the government.

There is a desperate need to attract more people to the sector, so it’s hoped the government will find ways of improving salaries in order to give recruitment a much-needed boost.

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