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🩺 Health & Social Care · City & County Healthcare

Care Assistant

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💙 What You’ll Be Doing You’ll help vulnerable clients live safely, comfortably, and independently in their own homes. Following personalised care plans designed to promote dignity and respect, your responsibilities will include:

  • 💊 Medication support (preparation and administration)
  • 🚶 Mobility support (including the safe use of aids and equipment)
  • 🍽️ Mealtime support (preparing meals/snacks, and feeding if required)
  • 🏡 Light domestic duties (laundry, making beds, light cleaning)
  • 💧 Personal care (washing, dressing, toileting, and incontinence care)
  • 🤝 Companionship (building meaningful relationships and emotional support)

🌟 What Else You’ll Help With

  • 🤝 Companionship – conversations, activities, outings
  • 💊 Medication Management – collecting prescriptions, reminders, safe administration
  • 🍲 Nutrition & Mealtimes – cooking nutritious meals, considering dietary needs
  • 🚶 Mobility Assistance – transfers, walking support, use of aids
  • 👀 Health Monitoring – observing and reporting changes in condition
  • 🌍 Social Inclusion – helping maintain community and family connections
  • 💬 Emotional Support – empathy, reassurance, and a listening ear
  • 📝 Documentation – accurate record keeping
  • 🛡️ Safety & Emergency Response – creating safe environments, acting quickly when needed
  • 🤝 Collaboration – working closely with colleagues, professionals, and families

🦸 What You’ll Need (Besides a Cape!) You don’t need formal care experience! The skills you’ve gained from raising a family, caring for loved ones, or running a household are exactly what makes a brilliant Care Professional. Full, paid training is provided. We’re looking for:

  • ✅ Genuine empathy, compassion, and respect for others

  • ✅ Reliability, punctuality, and a naturally caring nature

  • ✅ Patience and active listening skills to truly understand our clients' needs

  • ✅ Resilience and adaptability—because no two days (or clients!) are exactly the same

  • ✅ A keen eye for detail to spot any changes in a client's health or well-being

  • ✅ The ability to use your initiative and stay calm under pressure

  • ✅ Willingness to learn new skills and participate in continuous training

  • ✅ Great communication and a collaborative team spirit

  • ✅ The right to work in the UK (Please note: As an employer, we are unfortunately unable to offer Visa sponsorship).

🎁 What You’ll Receive

  • ✨ Guaranteed Hours available for the right candidates – giving you the security of regular work.
  • Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity pay
  • Death in Service payment
  • Pension scheme
  • Benefits & Well-being platform
  • 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Refer-a-Friend bonus (£300 per referral)
  • Blue Light Card eligibility (exclusive discounts!)
  • Flexible hours – part-time and full-time
  • Local work with paid mileage
  • Enhanced pay for weekends & bank holidays
  • Paid training – online and face-to-face
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Access to our in-house app
  • The backing of the largest care company in the UK
  • No experience required

🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes?

If you’re ready for a career adventure that’s more exciting than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory, apply today and become part of our journey to transform care.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

What this role involves

General background for care worker roles. This listing’s own employer, location, pay and hours are shown above.

  • Help with washing, dressing and personal care
  • Make food, assist with eating and make sure medication is taken if needed
  • Support clients to take part in physical and social activities
Typical pay (UK)
£20,000 starting · £25,000 experienced
Typical hours
35 to 45 a week
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Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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