Care assistant

Care assistant / visiting carer 

£13.50 - £15 per hour

Full time, part time and weekend availability

Looking to join a CQC OUTSTANDING care team? If providing the very best home care is your passion, there’s nowhere better than The Good Care Group. We’re seeking reliable, experienced care assistants in Central London who are flexible and available across the week and weekends. Whether you can work multiple days, prefer early mornings, evenings or weekends, we’d love to find shifts that fit your lifestyle. We offer a mixture of zero-hour and bank carer contracts that provide you with the flexibility to work when it suits you, giving you control over your schedule. It’s the perfect opportunity for those seeking flexibility without compromising on job satisfaction or career growth.

We currently have clients based in Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith and the South West area of London. You will need to be prepared to travel to these locations.

Why we think there’s nowhere better:

• Flexible zero-hour or bank contracts that allow you to choose your working hours, giving you control over your work-life balance

• Excellent pay rates above London living wage

• Annual salary review

• You’ll be paid for the time it takes to travel between calls, plus we’ll pay your travel expenses

• Minimum of 1 hour visits - zero 15 or 30 minute calls!

• Ongoing training including care certificate, level 2 & 3 Diploma along with expert led advanced courses and extensive learning programmes

• 24/7 on call support

• Funded Blue Light Card

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• All clients accessible by public transport - we’ll also cover your travel costs between calls

• Holiday pay, bank holiday enhancements and workplace pension scheme

About the role:

Working as a domiciliary care assistant in Central London, you’ll make a genuine difference to the lives of the people you support.  You'll provide hourly care and companionship at a time when people need it the most and all in the comfort of their own home.  This isn’t just work.  It’s life changing work. If you have worked as a visiting carer, health care assistant, been a carer in a care home or hospital, then we’d love to speak with you about joining our hourly care team.

As a dom carer, you will visit clients in their own homes for a minimum of 1-hour calls, assisting with personal care, continence management, medication administration, light housework, preparing healthy meals, and accompanying clients to appointments or social outings. You will also support clients in pursuing their interests and hobbies, provide specialised care for conditions such as dementia, as well as offer end-of-life care.  There are no set hours or shifts, however you are looking for people with availability during the early mornings, evenings and weekends.

We’re looking for:

• A minimum of 6 months’ professional care experience 

• Household management skills e.g. cleaning, hoovering and keeping a home tidy

• Ability to work effectively within time allocated

• Reliable and punctual

• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Adaptable as due to the nature of the role there can be last minute changes to schedules

• IT skills – able to use a computer / laptop and online systems

If you’re naturally friendly, with a desire to make a positive difference to your client’s life, we want to hear from you!

Please note any successful applicants for this role will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check for working with adults.  It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.