Care Assistant
Listing ref bb9fb0ef07
- WhereWaltham Cross
- Posted1 April 2026
🌟 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
- 🏡 Housekeeping – light cleaning, laundry, tidying
- 🚶 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 & Superpowers!)
Experience isn’t essential – we’ll provide full training. What matters is your compassion, resilience, and eagerness to learn.
- 💙 Compassion and respect for others
- 🗣️ Strong communication skills
- 🧩 Problem-solving abilities
- ✅ The right to work in the UK (sorry, time travellers from the future can’t apply yet)
- 🚗 A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle (especially in rural areas – think Road Runner with kindness!)
🎁 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.
- Do routine checks of weight, temperature and blood pressure
- Notify senior staff of any concerns over clients' health and wellbeing
- Keep client records and care plans up to date
- 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.
