City and County Healthcare Group Ltd
Care Assistant
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Company Description
🌟 Care Professionals – Join Our Friendly Southwark (London Care) Team! 🌟 ✨ Brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. ✨
At London Care (Part of the CCH Group), every day is different. Every day gives you the chance to do meaningful, rewarding work that truly changes people’s lives.
We are expanding our services with an exciting new contract in the area, and we’re currently recruiting full-time and part-time Care Assistants to support service users across our local communities.
🏡 What is Domiciliary (Home) Care?
Domiciliary care is all about keeping people where they are happiest—in their own homes. Instead of our clients moving into a residential facility, you will travel to them. By providing essential, everyday support, companionship, and practical help, you empower vulnerable individuals to safely maintain their independence, routines, and dignity within the comfort of their own familiar surroundings.
🌍 About Us
We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. As part of the largest care company in the UK, we’re transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative technology, and driving positive change. With our size and success, we can offer you a world of career opportunity, choice, and security.
📍 Local Work Locations
As a community-based Care Professional, you will be traveling locally to support clients. For this role, we are specifically covering packages across the Greenwich borough, including:
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💷 Pay & Benefits
- Weekdays (Mon–Sat): £14.80 per hour
- Sundays: £15.20 per hour
✨ Guaranteed hours contracts available for the right candidates – giving you the security of regular work!
⏰ Shift Patterns
- Day Shifts: 8:00/9:00 am – 2:00/3:00 pm
- Evening Shifts: 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Job Description
- 💧 Personal Care – Bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, and maintaining dignity.
- 🤝 Companionship – Meaningful conversations, activities, and outings.
- 💊 Medication Management – Collecting prescriptions, daily reminders, and safe administration.
- 🍲 Nutrition & Mealtimes – Cooking nutritious meals, considering dietary needs, and mealtime support.
- 🏡 Housekeeping – Light cleaning, laundry, tidying, and making beds.
- 🚶 Mobility Assistance – Safe transfers, walking support, and the use of aids/equipment.
- 👀 Health Monitoring – Observing and reporting any changes in a client's condition.
- 🌍 Social Inclusion – Helping clients maintain vital community and family connections.
- 💬 Emotional Support – Providing empathy, reassurance, and a listening ear.
- 📝 Documentation – Accurate and timely record keeping for every visit.
- 🛡️ Safety & Emergency Response – Creating safe environments and acting quickly when needed.
- 🤝 Collaboration – Working closely with colleagues, healthcare professionals, and families.
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🦸 What You’ll Need (Qualifications & Requirements)
Experience isn’t essential – we provide full training. What truly matters is your patience, encouragement, and positivity to help people achieve their goals. Because this is a new and growing contract, we are looking for dedicated individuals who bring:
- ✅ Compassion and a strong motivation to help people live independently.
- ✅ Excellent communication and keen observation skills.
- ✅ Flexibility, resilience, and a collaborative team spirit.
- ✅ The right to work in the UK (Please note: As an employer, we are unfortunately unable to offer Visa sponsorship).
Additional Information
🎁 What You’ll Receive
- ✔ 28 days annual leave (pro rata).
- ✔ Paid mileage + local work opportunities.
- ✔ Paid induction training – online & face-to-face.
- ✔ 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 a dedicated well-being & benefits platform.
🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes?
If you’re ready for a career adventure that’s more exciting than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory, apply today and become part of our journey to transform care.
💙 London Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer. 💙
Region: Greater London
Compensation: GBP 14.80 - GBP 15.20 - hourly
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