Company Description
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At Care By Us, every day is different. Each shift brings new challenges, rewarding moments, and the chance to make a real difference in someones life. Whether youre helping someone start their day with dignity or providing comfort in the evening, your care truly matters.
Where Youll Be Supporting:
?? Bishops Stortford Havers, Birchanger, Hockerill, Thorley
?? A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.
? Guaranteed Hours available for the right candidates! Enjoy the security of regular, consistent work with flexible scheduling. Applicants must be fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekends.
What Youll Do:
As a Care Professional, youll provide essential care and support in the homes of our clients, following personalised care plans that put dignity and respect at the heart of everything you do.
Your role will include:
?? Supporting with personal care bathing, dressing, toileting, incontinence care
?? Assisting with medication preparation and administration
?? Helping with mobility including use of aids and equipment
??? Mealtime support preparing meals/snacks, feeding if required
?? Light domestic duties laundry, making beds, light cleaning
?? Providing companionship building meaningful relationships
Job Description
?? What Else Youll Help With
As a Care Assistant, your role goes far beyond tasks its about making every day brighter and safer for the people you support. Youll also help with:
?? Companionship being a friendly face and preventing loneliness through conversations, activities, and outings.
?? Personal Care supporting all aspects of personal hygiene (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting) while always maintaining dignity and privacy.
?? Medication Management collecting prescriptions, providing reminders, and assisting with administration in line with care plans.
?? Nutrition & Mealtimes preparing tasty, nutritious meals tailored to preferences and dietary needs, plus feeding support where needed.
?? Housekeeping keeping the home comfortable and tidy, including light cleaning, laundry, and making beds.
?? Mobility Assistance helping clients move safely, including transfers, walking support, and the use of mobility aids.
?? Health Monitoring observing and reporting any changes in condition to healthcare professionals and family.
?? Social Inclusion encouraging community involvement and helping maintain strong family/friend connections.
?? Emotional Support offering empathy, reassurance, and a listening ear to reduce anxiety or distress.
?? Documentation keeping accurate care records, noting incidents, and tracking changes in wellbeing.
??? Safety & Emergency Response creating a safe environment, recognising hazards, and acting appropriately in emergencies.
?? Collaboration working closely with colleagues, health professionals, and families to deliver consistent, high-quality care.
Qualifications
?? What Youll Need (Besides a Cape & Superpowers!)
Hold onto your hats because you dont need any previous social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders! What matters most is your heart of gold and your ability to sprinkle kindness wherever you go.
Youll need to be as resilient as a rubber band and as eager to learn as a curious kitten. With our training and support, youll soon level up your skills and knowledge as part of our close-knit (and slightly bonkers) team.
While experience isnt essential, heres what were looking for:
?? Compassion that shines through in everything you do
??? Communication skills that would make a UN diplomat proud
?? Problem-solving abilities that even Mother Teresa would applaud
?? A commitment to delivering respectful, top-quality care that would make your gran beam with pride
And the practical bits:
? The right to work in the UK
?? A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle ( especially in rural areas think of yourself as a care-providing Road Runner! )
Additional Information
?? What Youll 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 youre ready for a career adventure thats more exciting than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory, apply today and become part of our journey to transform care. xsngvjr
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.