Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed Hours

Fully Funded Training

Cycle to Work scheme

Flexible hours

Local work with paid mileage

Job summary

Sage Care is seeking compassionate Support Workers to join our West London homecare teams. You’ll help vulnerable adults stay safe, happy, and independent in their own homes, building genuine relationships and providing person-centred care.

We offer flexible full-time and part-time shifts across Maida Vale, Chelsea, Westminster and surrounding areas, with ongoing training and opportunities for career progression within the CCH Group.

Qualifications

• Hold onto your hats — ideally, you’ll have at least 6 months of social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders!

Responsibilities

• Supporting with personal care – bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming with the utmost dignity
• Assisting with medication – preparation and safe administration
• Helping with mobility – using aids/equipment safely and supporting rehabilitation after hospital stays
• Preparing meals/snacks and offering mealtime support
• Carrying out light domestic duties – laundry, making beds, household tasks
• Offering companionship and building meaningful relationships
• Companionship – conversations, activities, outings
• Social Inclusion – encouraging participation in hobbies, interests, and community activities
• Promoting Independence – ensuring dignity and choice are at the forefront of your care
• Mobility Assistance – transfers, walking support, use of aids
• Health Monitoring – observing and reporting changes in condition
• Emotional Support – empathy, reassurance, and a listening ear
• Safety & Emergency Response – creating safe environments, acting quickly when needed
• Collaboration – working closely with colleagues, professionals, and families

Skills

Compassion

Problem solving

Respectful care

Job description

At Sage Care (part of the CCH Group), every day is different. We are currently experiencing rapid growth and have multiple exciting opportunities available to fit your life.

We are actively recruiting for compassionate Support Workers / Care Assistants to join our dedicated teams supporting service users across the heart of West London.

What is Homecare?

Homecare is all about helping vulnerable adults remain safe, happy, and independent in the place they love most – their own home.

Unlike working in a residential or hospital setting, community care is focused on building genuine relationships, providing companionship, and supporting people to live life on their own terms.

You’ll do far more than complete tasks – you’ll become a trusted part of someone's day and make a real difference to their quality of life. If you want to go home each day knowing you've changed someone's life for the better, this role could be perfect for you.

Work Close to Home Across West London

We're currently recruiting Care Assistants and Support Workers across some of West London's most vibrant and diverse communities. Thanks to rapid expansion, we are actively hiring for:

• Maida Vale & Kilburn (W9, NW6): A rapidly growing area where we are receiving 5 to 6 new packages of care every week!
• Chelsea & West Brompton (SW3, SW10): Join our growing teams in these well-connected neighbourhoods, where we are expecting 3 to 5 new packages weekly.
• Westminster & Belgravia (SW1W, SW1X): This is a brand new area we have taken on under a new contract, and we expect to start receiving referrals very soon.

We also have opportunities across Paddington, Queens Park, Hyde Park, Swiss Cottage, Primrose Hill, St Johns Wood, and Earls Court!

Local Work, Local Clients

We aim to match our Care Professionals to clients within their local area wherever possible, helping you spend less time travelling and more time making a difference.

We believe great work deserves great pay. You will be paid at the following tiered rates:

Highly Flexible Shift Patterns

Our services operate 7 days a week. We are currently looking for staff to cover a variety of full-time and part-time shift patterns, including:

• Long Days: 07:00 – 21:00 (requiring availability for at least 5 days a week).
• Evening Shifts: 16:00 – 21:00.

About the Roles & Specific Packages

You’ll play a vital role in supporting our service users to live independently, with dignity and confidence. Because we provide highly tailored, person-centred care, we are currently welcoming applications from both male and female care professionals to cover new referrals.

Please note: Where specific client packages require a male or female carer for personal care, this is an occupational requirement exempt under the Equality Act 2010.

Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting with personal care – bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming with the utmost dignity
• Assisting with medication – preparation and safe administration
• Helping with mobility – using aids/equipment safely and supporting rehabilitation after hospital stays
• Preparing meals/snacks and offering mealtime support
• Carrying out light domestic duties – laundry, making beds, household tasks
• Offering companionship and building meaningful relationships

What Else You’ll Help With

• Companionship – conversations, activities, outings
• Social Inclusion – encouraging participation in hobbies, interests, and community activities
• Promoting Independence – ensuring dignity and choice are at the forefront of your care
• Mobility Assistance – transfers, walking support, use of aids
• Health Monitoring – observing and reporting changes in condition
• Emotional Support – empathy, reassurance, and a listening ear
• Safety & Emergency Response – creating safe environments, acting quickly when needed
• Collaboration – working closely with colleagues, professionals, and families

Qualifications

What You’ll Need (Besides a Cape and Superpowers!)

Hold onto your hats — ideally, you’ll have at least 6 months of social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders!

But here’s the truth: what matters most to us is 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. Don’t worry — we’ll help you level up your skills and knowledge as part of our close-knit (and delightfully quirky) team.

While experience is a bonus, we’re really looking for people who:

• Have compassion oozing from every pore.
• Possess problem-solving powers that would impress Mother Teresa.
• Are committed to respectful, high-quality care that would make your gran proud.
• Have the right to work within the UK (Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship).
• Are willing and able to travel between clients within the local community.

Additional Information

What You’ll Receive

• Guaranteed Hours available for the right candidates – giving you the security of regular work.
• Fully Funded Qualifications: Ongoing support to achieve your NVQ / Diploma Level 2 & 3 in Health and Social Care!
• Career Progression Opportunities: Clear pathways to advance into Senior Care, Coaching, or Management roles.
• Paid training – comprehensive online and face-to-face induction.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity pay
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Flexible hours – part-time and full-time
• Local work with paid mileage
• Enhanced pay for weekends & bank holidays
• The backing of the largest care company in the UK
• No experience required

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.