Care Assistant Nights

Care Assistant Nights

Oaklands Rest Home
· Marchwood, New Forest, Hampshire

Full Time & Part Time
· Permanent
· 12-Hour Night Shifts

Please note our location before applying

Oaklands Rest Home is located in Marchwood, on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. Night shifts run for 12 hours, so please make sure you can reliably travel to and from us at unsociable hours before applying. Free on-site parking is available.

About Oaklands Rest Home

Oaklands Rest Home is a family-run care home on the edge of the New Forest. We are national award winners for four consecutive years — Caring UK Awards, Dementia Care Awards and Social Care Stars — and we are known for doing things differently.

We support residents with residential, dementia, respite and reablement care. Our vision is simple:
Our Specialty is You. That means understanding every resident as an individual and building care around the small details that matter to them — including through the night.

We invest seriously in our team. Many staff have been with us for years and we actively support progression from Care Assistant to Senior and beyond.

"Oaklands is just one big family. The caring nature of the staff towards residents and each other shines through. Who wouldn't want to have a huge extended family all under one roof."

— Mia, Deputy Manager

Job Title

Night Care Assistant

Location

Marchwood, New Forest, Hampshire (free parking on site)

Shift Pattern

12-hour night shifts — full time and part time positions available

Team Structure

Dedicated nights team — you will not be expected to rotate onto day shifts

Supervision

A Senior Care Lead is awake and on site throughout every night shift

DBS Check

Required — funded by Oaklands

A dedicated nights team

We recruit specifically for nights. Nights at Oaklands is a team in its own right — with its own rhythm, its own relationships and its own identity.

Acoustic monitoring through Ally

We use Ally acoustic monitoring technology to support our care her than carrying out routine hourly physical checks that disturb residents' sleep, Ally allows us to detect when a resident needs attention — so our care is targeted, timely and less intrusive. No technical background is needed; full training is provided.

Senior support on every shift

A Senior Care Lead is awake and present throughout every night. You will never be alone and unsupported. Our staffing levels are calculated using a dependency tool that matches the number of care staff to the actual needs of residents each night.

Autonomy with accountability

Night shifts require a different kind of confidence. You will be trusted to observe, respond and make sound judgements — while always having a senior to turn to. If you want a role where you are genuinely trusted to get on with it, this is it.

As a Night Care Assistant at Oaklands, your role is to ensure residents are safe, comfortable and well cared for through the night. For many residents — particularly those living with dementia — the night hours can bring anxiety, disorientation and distress. Your calm, patient presence matters enormously.

You will monitor resident wellbeing using Ally acoustic monitoring, respond to those who need support, assist with personal care where required, complete care records accurately, and hand over clearly to the day team at the end of your shift.

Night shifts have a quieter pace than days, but they are not passive. Residents depend on you being alert, observant and ready to respond — and on you using good judgement about when to act and when to eliminate.

• Monitor resident wellbeing through Ally acoustic monitoring and regular visual checks
• Respond promptly and calmly to residents who are awake, distressed…