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Home Care Assistant

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Your responsibilities as a Care Assistant include but are not restricted to:

  • Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies and crafts.)
  • Providing emotional support and companionship
  • Assisting clients with personal care tasks such as grooming, dressing, and bathing
  • Supporting clients with mobility
  • Helping with daily activities such as meal preparation and medication reminders
  • Running errands such as food shopping and collecting prescriptions
  • Performing light house keeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms/kitchens, washing and ironing taking out rubbish, caring for house plants etc.)
  • Each client visit will last no less than 1 hour.

If you are passionate about providing high-quality care and making a difference to people’s lives, we can’t wait to hear from you.

Previous social care isn't vital but full right to work in the UK and access to your own vehicle is essential. We understand a work life balance is key to a great working environment, so we offer a range of shifts timings throughout mornings, evenings and weekends suitable to for all lifestyles. Night shifts and Live In Carer opportunities also available.

Additional Information

Subject to compliance checks (including criminal record and any unspent convictions) and reference checks to be carried out.

Apply now to our ever-expanding team! We are ready to help you with your carer journey!

Next steps:

Keep an eye out on your emails – we (usually) respond within 48 hours of application! If you are accepted one of our dedicated recruitment team will give you a call.

Postcodes covered include - HP1 1, HP1 2, HP1 3, HP2 4, HP2 5, HP2 6, HP2 7, HP3 0, HP3 8, HP3 9, HP4 1, HP4 2, HP4 3, HP5 2 HP5 3, HP16 0, HP16 9, HP17 0, HP22 6, HP23 4, HP23 5, HP23 6, HP27 0, WD3 5, WD3 6, WD4 8, WD4 9

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
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Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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