Care Assistant

Helping Hands Homecare; Ledston; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage allowance

Early pay app

Refer-a-friend bonus

Pension

Care qualifications

Blue Light Card discounts

Flexible shifts

Annual pay reviews

Job summary

Helping Hands Home Care is seeking care assistants to provide compassionate, person‑centered care in clients' homes across England. No prior care experience is required; full training is provided to help you thrive and grow in a rewarding role.

You will support with daily living tasks, help maintain independence, and contribute to a safe, comfortable home environment with a caring, patient demeanour. Flexible shifts and ongoing development opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• The Right to Work in the UK.
• A kind, adaptable, people-first mindset.
• A willingness to learn. No prior care experience needed.
• Reliability, compassion, and the confidence to support others with dignity.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, meaningful companionship to customers in their own homes.
• Support with personal care, including washing, bathing, dressing and toileting.
• Assist with mobility needs, helping customers stay safe and confident.
• Oversee and administer medication in line with care plans.
• Help with household tasks such as cleaning, cooking and meal preparation.
• Run essential errands, from food shopping to collecting prescriptions.
• Offer calm, considerate support that helps customers feel truly cared for.

Skills

Driving licence

Right to work

Kindness

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Job description

Description

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Culture. Extraordinary Careers.

Helping Hands was built on kindness and it still guides everything we do today. We’re a purpose-driven team helping people live well in the homes and communities they love. Join us, and you’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious team where your work truly matters, and you can grow a career that counts.

As a Care Assistant with Helping Hands, you’ll make a real difference every day, supporting people to live well, stay independent, and feel safe in the homes they love. You don’t need previous care experience; what matters most is kindness, reliability and a genuine desire to help others. We’ll give you all the training, support and confidence you need to thrive.

What you’ll do

• Provide warm, meaningful companionship to customers in their own homes.
• Support with personal care, including washing, bathing, dressing and toileting.
• Assist with mobility needs, helping customers stay safe and confident.
• Oversee and administer medication in line with care plans.
• Help with household tasks such as cleaning, cooking and meal preparation.
• Run essential errands, from food shopping to collecting prescriptions.
• Offer calm, considerate support that helps customers feel truly cared for.

What you’ll bring

• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• The Right to Work in the UK.
• A kind, adaptable, people-first mindset.
• A willingness to learn. No prior care experience needed.
• Reliability, compassion, and the confidence to support others with dignity.

Why Helping Hands?

• Paid mileage of 35p per mile between calls.
• Early pay app (access up to 50% of pay before payday).
• Refer-a-friend bonus (earn up to £100).
• Direct employment with paid holiday and pension.
• Apprenticeship routes and nationally recognised qualifications (Care Certificate, NVQs).
• FREE Blue Light Card with hundreds of discounts.
• Range of flexible shift patterns to suit your lifestyle.
• Annual pay reviews aligned to cost of living.

Helping Hands has been providing quality home care since 1989. Today we are one of the largest and most experienced providers of live-in care in England & Wales.

Whether it’s short-term respite, convalescent or companionship care, Helping Hands Home Care is often the solution which enables you to stay in your own home.

We operate a premier care service that enables independence and choice while providing comfort, companionship and support - whether it's for half an hour a week or 24 hours a day.

Our carers are the heartbeat of Helping Hands - the perfect ambassadors for care. We are incredibly proud of them and the impact they have on the lives of those they care for.