Care Assistant - Driving License Required

Helping Hands; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Wigan seeks compassionate Care Assistants to join their team. The role requires a full UK driving license and access to your own vehicle. You will provide essential support to clients, including personal care and companionship. Flexibility with shift patterns is available, and no prior experience in care is needed. The company offers benefits like paid mileage, apprenticeship opportunities, and support for qualifications, all while ensuring your career development is a priority.

Benefits

Paid mileage of 35p per mile

Early Pay App

Referral bonus of £100

Paid holiday entitlement

Access to pension scheme

Apprenticeship opportunities

Support for Care Certificate and NVQs

FREE Blue Light Card for discounts

Annual pay reviews

Qualifications

• Must have the Right to Work in the UK.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle are mandatory.
• Experience in care is not required but is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship to clients.
• Assist with personal care tasks such as showering and bathing.
• Help clients with mobility around the home.
• Oversee medication and provide medical support.
• Help with household tasks like cleaning and cooking.
• Run errands such as food shopping.

Skills

Adaptability

Kind-heartedness

Companionship provision

Job description

Care Assistant - Driving License Required

Helping Hands

Location: Wigan

Salary: £14.25 - £14.60 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Type: Part time

NEW

Since 1989, we’ve supported adults of all ages to maintain their independence and stay in the place they know and love. Because, life is better at home.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about care, and who want to help others to join our amazing teams. We don’t require you to have any previous social‑care experience, what we do need from you is to have the Right to Work in the UK, as we are NOT able to offer Health and Care Worker visas. Additionally, you are required to have a full UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle.

If you’re looking for a job that can be flexible around your lifestyle there are a variety of shift patterns available to work in mornings, afternoons, evenings or weekends.

At Helping Hands, we can offer the following benefits:

• Paid mileage of 35p per mile between calls
• Early Pay App – request up to 50% of your pay in advance of payday
• Earn up to £100 for referring a friend
• Our care assistants are directly employed by us giving you access to holiday entitlement and our pension scheme
• Apprenticeship opportunities available to existing staff
• Support to complete nationally recognised qualifications including your Care Certificate and NVQs. Your career development is important to us if you want to progress, we can help!
• FREE Blue Light Card – national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Annual pay reviews based on cost of living

Being a Care Assistant means you need to be adaptable, kind‑hearted and put others first. Your role may include:

• Providing companionship
• Support with personal care such as showering, bathing and toileting
• Helping with mobility around the home
• Overseeing medication and providing medical support
• Helping around the house with cleaning, cooking and tidying
• Running errands such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions