Care and Support Worker - Bournemouth

Candlelight Homecare Limited; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive mileage & paid travel time

Full training and NVQ opportunities

Blue Light Discount Card

Annual Awards Ceremony

Company Smartphone

28 days holiday (pro-rata)

Employee Assistance Programme

Workplace Pension

Uniform and PPE provided

Job summary

Candlelight Care in Bournemouth is seeking enthusiastic, compassionate care assistants to support vulnerable adults in their own homes across Bournemouth and Poole. Typical shifts run 7am–2pm and/or 4pm–10pm, with alternate weekends required. Driving is helpful but not always essential.

Join a family-run, award-winning team with strong training and development opportunities. We offer mileage, paid travel time, NVQ progression, a pension, discounts, a smartphone, and 28 days holiday pro-rata,

Qualifications

• Experience in health and social care or similar supportive roles.
• Ability to provide personal care with sensitivity and discretion.
• Full driving licence is helpful but not always essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support to clients in their homes.
• Assist with personal care, meal preparation and domestic tasks.
• Support clients with medications and mobility aids where required.
• Monitor wellbeing and report changes to the Registered Manager.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Patience

Job description

Location: On site / Bournemouth, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Healthcare Assistants
Hourly Salary range:from £ 12.71 to £ 13.20

Candlelight Care are looking for enthusiastic, caring, and reliable individuals to join our friendly, family-run team. In this role, you’ll support vulnerable adults in the comfort of their own homes across Bournemouth and Poole, and the surrounding areas.

We are also currently considering Sponsored skilled workers for this role - although they must already live locally due to urgency of vacancy.

We have both full-time and part-time opportunities available, with typical shifts from 7am–2pm and/or 4pm–10pm. You’ll also be expected to work alternate weekends.

Driving is not always essential depending on your location.

Candlelight Care has been supporting people of all ages in their own homes for over 38 years. We’re proud to be a multi-award winning Top 20 Recommended Home Care Group in the UK, most recently recognised in 2024 by homecare.co.uk.

Key Responsibilities

Every day is different in Health and Social Care. In this role you should expect to get to know your clients, their interests and individual needs. You will provide both emotional and practical support, such as assisting with personal care (washing, toileting, dressing) domestic household tasks and meal preparation.

You will also be supporting clients with medication, mobility aids and personal equipment where required, and have a responsibility to monitor overall wellbeing and report to the Registered Manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a client. We encourage our clients to remain as independent as possible while ensuring their wellbeing is always supported and safeguarded.

What We Offer

We believe in supporting our team just as much as our clients. In return, you’ll receive:

• Competitive Mileage and Paid Travel time
• Full training and ongoing development, including opportunities to gain NVQ qualifications
• Blue Light Discount Card
• Annual Awards Ceremony to recognise your hard work
• Company Smartphone
• 28 days holiday (pro-rata)
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support when you need it
• Workplace Pension (subject to conditions)
• Uniform and PPE provided
• A rewarding role where you can make a real difference every day.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for people who are:

• Kind, empathetic and genuinely motivated to help others.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Calm, patient and able to handle challenging situations.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is helpful, although walking or cycling routes may be available in some areas, so please enquire as to whether we have current availability.

Candlelight Care is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partner status or pregnancy and maternity. We therefore positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible job applicants.