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Senior care assistant jobs in Richmond upon Thames

Adult social care in Richmond upon Thames employs people in 175 filled senior care worker posts, on the most recent Skills for Care count. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.

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Published figures for Richmond upon Thames

What the official data says about Richmond upon Thames

Skills for Care recorded 175 filled senior care worker posts in Richmond upon Thames in 2024/25, out of 200 senior care worker posts in total. Around 10 of those senior care worker posts in Richmond upon Thames were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 6.6% vacancy rate for the senior care worker role in Richmond upon Thames.

The senior care worker role is 3.7% of the 4,700 filled adult social care posts in Richmond upon Thames. Turnover in the senior care worker role in Richmond upon Thames ran at 11.1%. New starters were 26% of senior care worker posts in Richmond upon Thames over the year.

On filled senior care worker posts, Richmond upon Thames ranks 27th of the 33 London areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of London sits at 250 filled senior care worker posts, against 175 in Richmond upon Thames. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 375.

For the shape of the rest of the Richmond upon Thames workforce, the same release records 2,200 filled care worker posts, 25 filled deputy manager posts and 75 filled registered manager posts.

Reported median pay in Richmond upon Thames was £13.86 an hour for the senior care worker role and about £26,700 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Richmond upon Thames only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in Richmond upon Thames earn a median of £41,037 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Richmond upon Thames at £30,100, £10,937 below it.

Senior care worker, filled posts
175
Senior care worker, median hourly pay
£13.86
Care worker, median hourly pay
£13.20
Senior care worker, posts in total
200
Senior care worker, vacant posts
10
Senior care worker, vacancy rate
6.6%
Senior care worker, turnover rate
11.1%
Senior care worker, starters in the last 12 months
26%
Senior care worker, median full-time annual pay
£26,700

The senior care assistant role

A senior care assistant runs the shift. You still deliver care, but you also hold the medication trolley, allocate the floor, handle the family who arrives upset and decide when something needs escalating to the manager or to a GP.

It is the first step where accountability moves from your own practice to other people's. Most seniors come up through a care assistant role in the same service rather than arriving from outside.

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Senior care assistant jobs in Richmond upon Thames: common questions

How many senior care worker jobs are there in Richmond upon Thames?

Skills for Care recorded 175 filled senior care worker posts in Richmond upon Thames in 2024/25, with around 10 vacant. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Richmond upon Thames.

What does a senior care worker earn in Richmond upon Thames?

Median reported pay in Richmond upon Thames was £13.86 an hour, or about £26,700 a year full time, from local authority and independent sector employers. Each advert states its own rate, and that is the figure that counts.

Do I need experience to apply for senior care assistant jobs in Richmond upon Thames?

Usually a year or more in a care assistant role. Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care, or working towards it. Medication administration training. Each advert in Richmond upon Thames sets out what that employer asks for.