Care Assistant

19th February, 2026

Care Assistant – 4 Day Working Week (Full-time or Part-time)

Location: Watford & surrounding areas

Pay: £13.50 per hour weekdays (rising to £14.50 from April) £15.00 per hour evenings & weekends (rising to £16.50 from April)

Mileage: 45p per mile

Requirements: Full UK Driving Licence & access to your own car

Contracts: Guaranteed Hours or Zero Hours

Start Date: Immediate starts available (subject to onboarding)

Mash Care is recruiting on behalf of Home Instead Watford.

Please note: This role includes working alternate weekends as part of your 4-day pattern.

Looking for a better work-life balance without losing full-time hours? We’re recruiting Care Assistants to work across 4 structured days per week, giving you 3 days off while still enjoying consistent hours and stable income.

If you have a kind heart, a full UK driving licence, and want work that feels purposeful and genuinely rewarding — this could be the role for you.

As a Care Professional, you’ll support older adults in the place they feel safest and happiest: their own home.

We provide:

• Minimum 1-hour visits
• Realistic travel time between clients
• Regular, consistent client runs
• Relationship-led care

You’ll see many of the same clients each week, allowing you to build trust and meaningful connections.

We are growing locally and carefully — keeping client runs close together so your days feel manageable and structured.

We offer:

• 4-day working week contracts
• Guaranteed hours (10, 12, 16, 20 or 30 hours available)
• Zero-hours contracts for flexibility
• Enhanced evening & weekend pay
• Paid training & DBS covered
• £300+ referral bonus scheme
• Local client clusters to reduce travel
• A supportive office team who know you personally

Whether you want stable income or flexibility around family life — we’ll help you find a pattern that works.

You’ll support clients across Watford to remain independent in their own homes.

Your visits may include:

• Personal care delivered with dignity and respect
• Medication reminders and wellbeing checks
• Meal preparation and nutritional support
• Light household tasks
• Companionship and emotional reassurance
• Supporting appointments and outings
• Being a consistent, trusted presence

You don’t need previous care experience — we provide full training.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Kind and compassionate
• Reliable and committed
• A confident driver with their own car
• Comfortable working independently
• A good communicator
• Able to work alternate weekends
• Eligible to work in the UK

If you have the heart for care, we’ll give you the skills.

Many of our team members build long-term careers in care. Whether you’re looking for stability, progression, or meaningful local work — this is a role where you’re genuinely valued.

Care Assistant / Care Worker / Carer / HCA / Community Care Worker / Domiciliary Care Worker / Health Care Assistant / Homecare Support Worker

Apply today and our team will contact you within 24–48 hours. If you meet the role requirements, we’ll organise an interview straight away and help you complete everything needed to get started.