City and County Healthcare Group Ltd
Care Assistant
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Care Assistants – Join Our Friendly Team in Hertfordshire
✨ About Care By Us
At CCH, we are committed to ensuring no one in need of care is ever forgotten. Our people-first approach puts care professionals at the heart of our 14,000-strong team across 32 companies. Our mission is to transform the care sector and provide the best work experience in care.
With Care By Us, every day brings new meaningful, rewarding challenges—the chance to shape lives and make a real difference. We’re recruiting full-time and part-time Care Assistants to support our service users throughout Hertfordshire, offering exciting opportunities in an ever-evolving environment.
📍 Work Locations: Your Community Needs You!
We value flexibility andд listing local connections—you’ll be working across several vibrant areas in and around Hemel Hempstead, including:
- Hemel Hempstead & The Old Town
- Woodhall Farm, Grove Hill, Cupid Green, & Highfield
- Adeyfield & Bennetts End
- Boymoor, Warners End, & Leverstock Green
- Nash Mills, Apsley, & Manor Estate
You’ll navigate the famous Magic Roundabout and contribute to your neighbours’ well-being, all while immersing yourself in a welcoming and small-community setting. Your work makes a visible, exciting impact on the lives of those around you.
💷 Pay & Benefits
We believe great work deserves great recognition. Here’s what you’ll earn:
- Weekdays (Mon–Fri): £14.70 per hour
- Saturdays: £16.50 per hour
- Sundays: £16.50 per hour
Additionally, pay a generous mileage allowance – £0.30 per mile.
⏰ Shift Patterns
We offer a traditional schedule to support your personal and professional commitments:
- Day Shifts: 07:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Evening Shifts: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Operating 7 days a week means there is consistency so that our dedication to service users is never compromised!
💫 Why Join Care By Us?
We take pride in being elected the best place to work—backed by ** Our impressive credentials include:**
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✅ 5,243 care professionals referred a friend to CCH. ✅ 135 internal promotions occurred within a single year. ✅ Every Operational Director began their career as a care professional.
As the largest care company in the UK, we provide career security, flexibility, and growth, ensuring you have a lifetime’s opportunity to thrive in this meaningful industry.
💙 What You’ll Be Doing
As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, your dedication will transform service users’ lives, helping individuals stay independent in their homes. Each day brings variety and purpose, including:
- Supporting daily personal care (e.g., bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming) with dignity and respect.
- Assisting with medication, including preparation and administration.
- Helping with mobility, ensuring use of aids and equipment is safe and effective.
- Preparing meals and offering support during mealtimes.
- Carrying out basic domestic duties, such as laundry, light cleaning, and bedmaking.
- Ensuring meaningful companionship, offering reassurance to service users.
- Encouraging social engagement and maintaining family connections.
- Monitoring health changes, promptly reporting to healthcare professionals and families.
- Detailed care documentation to ensure continuity of care.
- Responding safely and effectively to any emergencies.
- Collaborating with families and team members for seamless care delivery.
🦸 What You’ll Need (Qualifications & Character)
No prior social care experience is required! Our fully-paid training will equip you with all necessary skills— unlike any on-the-job learner can thrive here.
Essential Criteria:
- A full driving licence with access to a vehicle (this role requires mobile, client-centered care).
- Exceptional compassion, respect, and genuine care for others.
- Strong communication and listening skills to build trust easily.
- A progressive, can-do attitude with a willingness to learn.
- Consistency, reliability, and a supportive, caring nature.
- Right to work in the UK.
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🎁 Additional Perks
Joining the team also comes with the following benefits:
- 28 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time).
- Paid mileage allowance plus local work opportunities.
- Our own energetic and easy-to-complete paid training (both online and face-to-face).
- Endless career progression and self-development opportunities.
- Flexibility to work full-time or part-time.
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Pension scheme and death-in-service payments.
- Blue Light Card eligibility for exclusive discounts.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Refer-a-friend bonus of £300 per valid referral.
- Access to our well-being and benefits platform.
- Experience growth with the largest care company in the UK.
🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes?
This care role is more than just a job—it’s a meaningful journey that brings transformative experiences. If you’re passionate about making people’s lives brighter and improving communities, apply today and become part of our mission to revolutionise care.
💙 About Equal Opportunities
CCH recognises the immense impact initiated by dedicated, exceptional people every single day. We foster equal opportunities for all possibilities, championing innovation and elevating our care team. By adopting smart practices and tech advancements, we drive positive transformative change—tying work together with incredible support for an even greater community connection.
We’d love to hear from you!
Region: Hertfordshire & West Midlands Compensation: £14.70 - £16.50 per hour
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