Super Star 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 🦸 What You’ll Need Hold onto your hats, because you don't need any social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders! 💪 We offer full, paid training — all you need is a heart of gold, reliability, and the drive to make a difference. 🚗 Driving Requirement: A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role to travel between your local clients across the district. ✅ Genuine compassion and respect for others (kindness goes a long way!) ✅ Strong communication and listening skills ✅ A positive, can-do attitude ✅ Reliability and a caring, supportive nature ✅ The right to work in the UK ✨ If you’re kind-hearted, dependable, and ready to make every day a little brighter — you’ve already got what it takes to be a Care Assistant hero! 🎁 What You’ll Receive Here are the perks of joining us: ✔ 28 days annual leave (pro rata) ✔ Paid mileage (45p/mile) + local work opportunities ✔ Comprehensive paid training (online & face-to-face) ✔ Career progression & self-development opportunities ✔ Flexible working (full or part-time) ✔ Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay ✔ Pension scheme & Death in Service Payment ✔ Blue Light Card eligibility (exclusive discounts) ✔ Cycle to work scheme ✔ Refer a friend bonus (£300 per referral!) ✔ Access to well-being & benefits platform ✔ Work with the largest care company in the UK 🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes? If you're ready to embark on a care adventure that's more exciting than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory, apply today and become part of our mission to transform care! 💙 We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security. 🌟 Care Assistants – Join Our Friendly Team in Hertfordshire 🌟 ✨ Brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. ✨ We are CCH. With 14,000 colleagues across 32 care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or left behind. We’re not only changing lives, we’re transforming the care sector. Our people-first approach puts care professionals at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is simple: to be the best place to work in care. At Care By Us, part of CCH, every day is different. Every day gives you the chance to do meaningful, rewarding work that truly changes people’s lives. We’re currently recruiting full-time and part-time Care Assistants to join our dedicated team supporting service users right across the vibrant Dacorum District. 📍 Work Locations: Your Community Needs You! Working in home care means your "office" is out in the real world! Imagine your workday taking you from the historic, bustling high street of Berkhamsted, through the beautiful countryside of the Chiltern Hills, to the welcoming villages of the Dacorum district. You are not just doing a job; you are becoming a lifeline to your neighbours. You’ll be bringing vital support to the heart of these tight-knit communities, working in and around: 🏰 Berkhamsted 🏙️ The Dacorum District: Hemel Hempstead & Tring 🌳 Potten End, Redbourn, & Cheddington 🏡 Bovingdon, Kensworth, Kings Langley & Pepperstock 🌍 Plus, we’d love applications from neighbouring areas! If you live just across the border or in nearby towns, we want to hear from you! We welcome everyday heroes commuting from: Buckinghamshire borders: Chesham, Amersham, Wendover, & Aston Clinton Bedfordshire borders: Dunstable, Whipsnade, & Studham Surrounding Herts: St Albans, Harpenden, Markyate, Flamstead, & Abbots Langley 💷 Pay & Benefits We believe great work deserves great pay. You will be paid per shift at the following premium rates: 💰 Weekdays (Mon–Fri): £14.70 per hour 💰 Weekends (Sat–Sun): £16.50 per hour 🚗 Enhanced Mileage Allowance: £0.45p per mile! ⏰ Shift Patterns We run 7 days a week, offering flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle so you can still enjoy everything the local area has to offer: 🌞 Day Shifts: 07:00 AM – 3:00 PM 🌙 Evening Shifts: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM 💫 Why Join Care By Us? What makes CCH a great place to work? The results speak for themselves: 🤝 5,243 care professionals have referred a friend to join our company. 📈 135 internal promotions were earned in just 12 months. 🌟 Every Operational Director began their career as a care professional. With our size and success, we can offer you a world of career opportunity, choice, and security