Home Care Assistant

Position: Home Care Assistant (Permanent)
We have an excellent opportunity for a friendly and enthusiastic Home Care Assistant to join an award-winning care team.

No experience required – they can provide a comprehensive training programme with an in-house mentor.

As a Home Care Assistant, you will be covering Ferndown, and some of these following areas, West Parley, Longham, St Leonards, Verwood.

As a Home Care Assistant, you will be covering Ferndown, and some of the following areas, West Parley, Longham, and Verwood.

About the Home Care Assistant role:
You’ll support older and vulnerable adults in their own home with:

Personal care, like washing and dressing
Meal preparation and hydration
Medication prompts
Mobility support and wellbeing checks
Companionship and conversation (sharing special moments)
Light household tasks and errands
Encouraging social engagement and independence
About the rewards
As a Home Care Assistant, they can offer you full and part-time positions.

Competitive pay up to £15.42 per hour
Paid travel time and mileage between visits
Fully paid induction and training, plus ongoing development
Career progression with nationally recognised qualifications (Care Certificate, NVQ)
Flexible shifts to suit your life
24/7 support from a friendly, family-oriented team

About you
Requirements

You’ll be kind, patient, reliable, and if you have a good sense of humour, this helps!
UK driving licence and access to a car are essential
A good command of English, and a positive attitude
Right to work in the UK
Satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS (we’ll help with this)
No experience needed – you’ll complete a fully paid, training programme with an in-house mentor
About the company
Our client is a proud family run service, delivering person-centred, high quality care to their local communities. They value teamwork, respect, integrity, and a neighbourly approach in everything they do. Their CQC Rating is “Good” and they have consistently been in the Top 20 awards for Homecare.

Every new beginning in care work is another chance to change a life, including your own, so apply now.

How to Apply

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Smart is advertising this role on behalf of the hiring company. By applying, your CV will be reviewed and forwarded to the hiring manager responsible for this vacancy.

You must have the right to work and currently reside in the UK, within a reasonable commute of the role. Only suitable applicants will be contacted. Please ensure your CV includes your full address and contact details, as applications without these cannot be considered.

We look forward to receiving your application