Care Assistant
Listing ref b260343363
- WhereMerton
- Posted14 September 2026
💙 What you’ll do
Our Care Assistants are extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients.
You’ll follow individual care plans and provide high-quality, person-centred support, helping clients to live safer, happier and more independent lives in their own homes.
Your responsibilities may include:
- Providing dignified support with personal care, including bathing, dressing, toileting and continence care
- Supporting clients with their medication
- Preparing meals and providing support at mealtimes
- Assisting with shopping and light household tasks
- Supporting clients to attend appointments and access their local community
- Providing companionship and emotional support
- Monitoring clients’ wellbeing and reporting any changes
- Maintaining accurate records of the care and support provided
- Working closely with families, colleagues and healthcare professionals
🦸 What you’ll need
You don’t need any previous social care experience to apply. We provide fully paid training and ongoing support to help you succeed in your role.
We’re more interested in your compassion, reliability and ability to care. You’ll also need:
- A kind, respectful and caring nature
- A positive and proactive attitude
- Good communication and listening skills
- Reliability and flexibility
- Resilience and a willingness to learn
- The existing right to work in the UK
If you’re kind-hearted, dependable and ready to make every day a little brighter, you already have what it takes to become a fantastic Care Assistant.
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 get
As a Care Assistant with London Care, you’ll receive:
- Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced occupational paternity pay
- Death in Service Payment
- Pension scheme
- Benefits and wellbeing platform
- 28 days’ annual leave, pro rata
- Flexible full-time and part-time hours
- Local work with paid travel time between client visits
- Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays
- 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, helping you develop your skills and progress your career
- Refer-a-friend scheme—earn £300 for every successful referral
- Blue Light Card eligibility, giving you exclusive discounts with leading brands
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Access to our in-house app
- No previous care experience necessary
- The opportunity to work for one of the UK’s largest care providers
💫 Why choose 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. As one of the UK’s largest care providers, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security.
🚀 Ready to make a difference? Apply today and join our friendly Raynes Park team.
💙 City & County Healthcare Group is 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.
- Support clients to take part in physical and social activities
- Do routine checks of weight, temperature and blood pressure
- Notify senior staff of any concerns over clients' health and wellbeing
- Typical pay (UK)
- £20,000 starting · £25,000 experienced
- Typical hours
- 35 to 45 a week
Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
Applications open on City & County Healthcare's own careers site.
