Care Assistant

Job Description

💙 What You’ll Be Doing

Every day as a domiciliary Care Assistant is different, but your impact is always the same - life-changing. You’ll support people to stay independent in their own homes and be a trusted part of a close-knit, local team.

✨ You’ll help with:

• 💧 Providing personal care with dignity and respect – bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming
• 💊 Assisting with medication – preparation and administration
• 🚶 Helping with mobility – and using aids/equipment safely
• 🍲 Preparing meals/snacks – and offering mealtime support
• 🧺 Carrying out light domestic duties – laundry, making beds, light cleaning
• 💬 Offering companionship and reassurance – building meaningful relationships

✨ You’ll also:

• 🤝 Encourage social engagement and family connections
• 👀 Monitor health and report any changes to healthcare professionals and family
• 📝 Maintain accurate documentation of care provided
• 🛡️ Respond to emergencies safely and effectively
• 🧩 Work collaboratively with families and the wider care team

Qualifications

🦸 What You’ll Need (Besides a Cape and Superpowers!)

Hold onto your hats — ideally, you’ll have at least 6 months of social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders!

But here’s the truth: what matters most to us is your heart of gold and your ability to sprinkle kindness wherever you go. You’ll need to be as resilient as a rubber band and as eager to learn as a curious kitten. Don’t worry — we’ll help you level up your skills and knowledge as part of our close-knit (and delightfully quirky) team.

While experience is a bonus, we’re really looking for people who:

• 💙 Have compassion oozing from every pore.
• 🗣️ Can communicate like a UN diplomat.
• 🧩 Possess problem-solving powers that would impress Mother Teresa.
• 👵 Are committed to respectful, high-quality care that would make your gran proud.

Additional Information

🎁 What You'll Receive

• 🎓 Fully Paid Training & Comprehensive Induction
• 🎓 Funded NVQ / Diploma Level 2 & 3 Qualifications
• 🚀 Career Progression Opportunities into Senior Care and Management
• 🎉 Enhanced Weekend & Bank Holiday Pay
• 👶 Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Pay
• 🛡️ Pension Scheme & Death in Service Benefit
• 🌴 28 Days Annual Leave (Pro Rata)
• 🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme
• 💆 Employee Benefits & Wellbeing Platform
• 🛍️ Blue Light Card Discounts
• 🤝 £300 Refer-a-Friend Bonus

🌟 Ready to Become an Everyday Hero?

If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference in your local community, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and start a career that changes lives – including your own.

London Care, part of the CCH Group, is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. 💙