Care Assistant

HFH Healthcare; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAYE payroll

Weekend & bank holiday rates

Paid holiday

Company pension

Carer Recognition scheme

Refer a friend bonus (£150 carers, £££

Wellbeing & support line

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

HFH Healthcare is seeking compassionate carers to support clients in their own homes in Sittingbourne. You will primarily work at one client’s residence, with shifts covering days and nights and a required minimum of 24 hours per week. Roles may include weekend work with enhanced rates and a pension scheme.

We offer PAYE payroll, paid holiday, a wellbeing line, and a refer-a-friend bonus. Applicants should have at least 6 months of care experience and be proactive in delivering high-quality,

Qualifications

• Care experience of at least 6 months.
• Based at a single client's residence, not home-to-home work.
• Comfortable with days and nights shifts; able to work a minimum of 24 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in their own homes with complex care needs.
• Be attentive and proactive, focused on safe, person-centred care.
• Work as part of a small team and provide consistent, reliable care to a single client per shift.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Care experience

Job description

Locations

Sittingbourne

We are looking for compassionate and reliable carers with at least 6 months’ experience to support our complex care clients in their own homes. This is not a home to home role, you will solely be based at one client's residence. Our clients have quite complex needs and would need a carer who is attentive, pro‑active but also up for a challenge. Every day is different here at HFH but we are here to make a difference!

Job Type

Full Time and Part Time available

Salary

£12.71- £16

Schedule

Days, Nights and Potential Live in Available!

Must be able to do a minimum of 24 hours a week!

Benefits of working for HFH

• PAYE, no additional third‑party administration.
• Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays.
• Paid holiday.
• Company pension scheme.
• Carer Recognition scheme.
• Refer a friend scheme for employees. £150 for carers, £500 for Registered Nurses
• Free confidential wellbeing and support telephone line
• Retail rewards & savings via the Blue Light Card scheme

What HFH offers?

• Typically, our client base requires ongoing care, 24 hours a day, and benefit from the continuity of a small core team of regular care staff.
• Our specialist carers work with one client per shift and do not travel between multiple homes. The average shift is duration 12hrs.
• Where possible we will offer you work to meet your availability and as a guide, the average carer works three shifts (36hrs) per week for us and earns £500 555 p/wk*.
• The regular working patterns that our clients require mean this three day a week work pattern equates to an average annual income of between £26,200 £28,950*.
• We employ all staff directly and manage all aspects of your pay via PAYE, rather than Limited Company or Self‑employed status. This removes the need for you employ third party companies or calculate your own tax. PAYE also protects you from breaching IR35 tax regulations.
• *Please note: This dependant of their shift pattern (days/nights/weekends) and these rates shown are inclusive of holiday pay which is accumulated per hour worked.