Care Assistant - Weekends
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Healthcare
Caregiver, Home Care, Healthcare Nursing, Direct Support Professional/ Direct Care
At Carefound Home Care, we’re rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we offer the best career in social care.
We’re looking for kind-hearted people to join us as a Weekend Professional Care Assistant in Harrogate and surrounding areas.
To join us as a Weekend Community Care Assistant, you don’t need prior experience as we’ll train you with all the skills you need. You just need a full UK driving licence and your own car and to be keen to make a genuine difference to our clients’ lives.
If you’re looking for a career that can be flexible around your lifestyle, has guaranteed pay and involves changing peoples’ lives, then look no further than working as a Weekend Professional Care Worker with Carefound Home Care. You’ll get the best employment package including paid travel time, career progression and support.
Our Care Assistant role offers the following benefits:
- We have weekend work in Harrogate ,
Ripon ,
Wetherby and surrounding areas - Flexible or guaranteed hours contract whichever suits your lifestyle
- High weekend pay rate of £14.00 to £14.50 per hour
- Double time on bank holidays and other designated holiday days
- Paid travel time at your standard hourly rate
- Paid mileage at the full allowance of 45p per mile
- Pay enhancements to recognise qualifications and long-term commitment
- Instant access to your pay instead of waiting for payday
- Earn up to £500 for referring a friend
- You’re employed by us giving you paid holidays and our pension scheme
- Full in-house induction training with over £360 pay on completion
- Support to complete further training including diploma qualifications
- Career progression along our career path
- 24/7 local support from a care manager and wider team
- Funded DBS check
- Minimum 1 hour visits
As a Weekend Care Assistant, you’ll build a relationship and routine with your clients to support them to live with well-being in their own homes. You’ll need to be warm, patient and compassionate with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. Your role may include:
- Providing companionship
- Supporting with personal care
- Helping with mobility and staying active
- Assisting with medication or specialist needs
- Helping around the home with housekeeping and cooking
- Running errands such as shopping or picking up prescriptions
- You’ll need a smartphone to use our app
Salary: £14.00 to £14.50 per hour plus paid travel time, paid mileage at 45p per mile and double time bank holidays
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