💙 What you’ll do

As a Care Assistant, you’ll provide high-quality, person-centred care in our clients’ homes. You’ll follow individual care plans and place dignity, choice and respect at the heart of everything you do.

Your responsibilities may include:

• 💧 Providing dignified personal care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and continence support
• 💊 Supporting clients with their medication, including reminders and safe administration
• 🚶 Assisting with mobility, transfers and the safe use of aids and equipment
• 🍲 Preparing nutritious meals and providing support at mealtimes
• 🏡 Helping with light household duties, including laundry, tidying and making beds
• 🤝 Providing companionship, conversation and emotional support
• 🌍 Supporting clients to attend appointments and remain connected to their families and communities
• 👀 Monitoring clients’ wellbeing and reporting any changes
• 📝 Maintaining accurate care and support records
• 🛡️ Responding safely and effectively in an emergency
• 🤝 Working closely with colleagues, families and healthcare professionals

Every visit is an opportunity to help someone feel safe, valued and supported.

🦸 What you’ll need

You don’t need previous social care experience to apply—we provide fully paid training and ongoing support.

We’re more interested in your compassion, reliability and willingness to learn. You’ll also need:

• A genuine desire to support others
• A kind, respectful and caring nature
• Good communication and listening skills
• A positive and proactive attitude
• Reliability, resilience and flexibility
• A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• The existing right to work in the UK

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

🎁 What you’ll receive

As a Care Assistant with Care By Us, you’ll receive:

• ✨ Guaranteed-hours opportunities for the right candidates
• 💷 Enhanced weekend and bank-holiday pay
• 🚗 Local work with paid mileage at 30p per mile
• 🎓 Fully paid online and face-to-face training
• 🎓 Funded qualifications: We’ll fully fund and support you to achieve an NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care at Levels 2, 3 and beyond
• 👶 Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• 🛡️ Death in Service Payment
• 💰 Pension scheme
• 💆 Benefits and wellbeing platform
• 🌼 28 days’ annual leave, pro rata
• 🎉 Refer-a-friend scheme—earn £300 for every successful referral
• 💳 Blue Light Card eligibility, providing exclusive discounts with leading brands
• 🚲 Cycle-to-work scheme
• 📱 Access to our in-house app
• 🚀 Career development and progression opportunities
• 💙 No previous care experience required
• 🏢 The backing and career opportunities of one of the UK’s largest care providers

💫 Why choose Care By Us?

We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people.

We’re transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative technology and driving positive change. With the backing of City & County Healthcare Group, we can offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security.

🚀 Ready to make a genuine difference? Apply today and join our welcoming Stevenage team.

💙 Care By Us and City & County Healthcare Group are equal opportunities employers.