Brighter Days. Fresh Challenges. Exciting Opportunities.
At My Home Care, no two days are ever the same. Every day brings the chance to make a real difference — supporting people in meaningful and rewarding ways that truly change lives.
Work Location:
We support service users across North/West London, including the following locations:
Camden Town, Belsize Park, St Johns Wood, Marylebone, Mayfair, Hyde Park, Paddington, Westbourne Park, West Kilburn, Warrick Avenue,
Support is delivered across the areas listed above, so flexibility and a willingness to travel locally are essential.
We particularly welcome applications from drivers based in or around these areas.
Shift Patterns:
Our services operate 7 days a week, offering a range of flexible shifts to suit different lifestyles:
- Sat and Sun Day Shifts: 6:00 / 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Evening Shifts: 2:00 PM – 10:00 / 11:00 PM
We value flexibility and reliability and offer consistent work for those who are passionate about making a difference.
Pay Rates
We believe great work deserves great pay! Here's what you can expect:
- £14.07 Per hour – Monday to Friday
- £14.07 Per hour – Saturday
- £14.57 per hour – Sunday
Care Assistant: Role & Responsibilities
- Our Care Professionals are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients. Supporting them to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you’ll follow individual care plans and assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet and supporting them with their medication. You’ll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes, and housework.
- Helping our clients overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use of, and care of aids/adaptations and personal equipment.
- Assisting with domestic tasks such as making and changing beds, tidying rooms, light cleaning, laundry, and emptying commodes.
- Our Care Professionals help our clients with personal care such as washing, bathing and toileting arrangements.
- Help with eating and drinking by preparing meals, snacks, and drinks, assisting with feeding if required.
- Assisting clients with preparing and administering medication.
Job Description
What else you'll help with:
- Companionship – being a friendly face & preventing loneliness through engaging conversations, activities, and outings.
- Personal Care – all aspects of personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting, while maintaining the client's dignity and privacy.
- Medication Management – collecting prescriptions, providing reminders, and assisting with the administration of medication as per care plan guidelines.
- Nutrition and Mealtimes – preparing tasty and nutritious meals, considering dietary requirements and preferences, and assisting with feeding when necessary.
- Housekeeping – keeping their home just the way they like it, including light cleaning, laundry, and tidying up living spaces.
- Mobility Assistance – help with getting around safely, including transfers, walking support, and using mobility aids.
- Health Monitoring – observing and reporting changes in the client's physical or mental condition to healthcare professionals and family members.
- Social Inclusion – encouraging and facilitating participation in community activities and maintaining connections with family and friends.
- Emotional Support – providing a listening ear, empathy, and reassurance to clients experiencing anxiety, loneliness, or distress.
- Documentation – maintaining accurate records of care provided, incidents, and any changes in the client's condition.
- Safety and Emergency Response – ensuring a safe living environment, recognising potential hazards, and responding appropriately to emergencies.
- Collaboration – working effectively with other care team members, healthcare professionals, and family members to ensure comprehensive and consistent care.
Qualifications
What you'll need (besides a cape and superpowers!)
Hold onto your hats, because you don't need any social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders! We're more interested in your heart of gold and your ability to sprinkle kindness wherever you go. You'll need to be as resilient as a rubber band and as eager to learn as a curious kitten. Get ready to level up your skills and knowledge as part of our close-knit (and slightly bonkers) team!
While previous experience isn't necessary, you'll need to show us that you've got compassion oozing from your pores, communication skills that would make a UN diplomat jealous, and problem-solving abilities that would impress our Moher Teresa herself! Oh, and a commitment to delivering top-notch, respectful care that would make your gran proud!
- Have a right to work within the UK (sorry, time travellers from the future need not apply)
That’s what we ask from you. WE TRAIN YOU IN EVERYTHING ELSE!!
Additional Information
Why choose us?
We see extraordinary achievements happen everyday thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.
As a Care Assistant, you'll receive:
- Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay.
- Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement.
- Death in Service Payment
- Pension scheme
- Benefits and Well-being Platform
- 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Refer a friend scheme – earn £300 per referral!
- Blue Light Card eligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
- Flexible hours, part and full time available
- Local work and paid mileage
- Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays
- Paid training – online and face to face
- Self-development – progression opportunities
- Access to our in-house app
- Work for the largest care company in the UK!
- No experience necessary
So, if you're ready to embark on a care adventure that's more exciting than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory, come join our team of everyday heroes! APPLY TODAY!!
We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security.