Care Assistant - Bethany House

Pilgrims’ Friend Society company; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Perkbox – employee assistance

Long-standing service rewards

Birthday rewards

Career development

Job summary

Pilgrims’ Friend Society’s Bethany House in Preston is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to join a friendly, dedicated team. The role involves supporting older residents with personal care, meals, and daily activities in a modern 26-bed home outside Preston.

Shifts are varied (8.00–15.00, 15.00–22.00, 8.00–22.00) with opportunities for development, buddy system, and staff events. The charity emphasizes dignity, respect, and person-centered care.

Qualifications

• Compassionate care experience preferred.
• Able to work with older people and show empathy.
• Able to work in a team and be flexible.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, professional care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal cleanliness and daily activities.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Get to know residents to offer comfort and reassurance.
• Treat residents with dignity and respect.
• Encourage independence and community involvement within the home.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning and domestic tasks as needed.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Organised

Compassion

Job description

Gamull Ln, Ribbleton, Preston PR2 6TQ, UK

Overview

Application

Care Assistant

Date posted: November 05, 2026

Hourly salary: £13.53

Permanent

Part-time

Care Assistant

Could you do a job where you change lives?

Do you have care experience?

Looking to work for a friendly and dynamic team?

We are looking for compassionate and adaptable Care Assistants to join our friendly and dedicated Care Team at our home in Preston.

Bethany House is a modern, purpose-built 26-bed home just outside Preston, Lancashire, where older people receive compassionate, person-centred care. View our wonderful home here .

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage themto be part of the community within the home.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and
• You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.

Shifts: 8.00-15.00,15.00-22.00, 8.00-22.00

• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Assigned buddy
• Ongoing support from management
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Care Friends referral
• Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

—What our staff say about us: …“It is a friendly and welcoming place to work” … —

Pilgrims’ Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received.