Care Assistant

Helping Hands Homecare, Inc.; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid mileage

Early pay app

Refer-a-friend bonus

Holiday & pension

Care qualifications

Blue Light Card

Flexible shifts

Annual pay reviews

Job summary

Helping Hands is seeking a Care Assistant to provide compassionate support in customers’ homes. Based in Aintree, you’ll help people stay independent, feel safe, and receive practical care with kindness. Full training is provided, no prior care experience required.

You’ll work flexible shifts in the West 8 department, with a focus on dignity, reliability, and empowering clients to live well in their own spaces.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Kind, adaptable, people-first mindset.
• Willingness to learn; no prior care experience required.
• 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 in UK

People-first mindset

Willingness to learn

Reliability & compassion

Job description

Care Assistant

Department: West 8

Employment Type: Flexible

Location: Aintree

Compensation: £15.20 / hour

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.