Care Assistant - Extra Care

Sponsor Finder; Tenterden; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced bank holiday rates

Holiday pay and pension scheme

Free DBS/PVG, uniform provided

BHN Extras discounts

Job summary

Cera Care Limited is hiring Care Assistants in Tenterden to support clients in their own homes. Roles include both full-time and part-time positions with flexible hours. You will provide personal care, companionship, and daily living support, with DBS checks and right-to-work in the UK required. A supportive benefits package accompanies the role.

Join our team to help residents stay independent and comfortable at home, with access to development pathways and flexible shift patterns.

Qualifications

• No experience is required.
• Compassionate and people-oriented.
• Willingness to work in homecare with elderly clients.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing.
• Help manage medications.
• Prepare meals and assist with domestic tasks.
• Provide companionship, reassurance, and joy to clients.

Job description

Evidence for this role

The employer is Clear, but a part is A concern, or three parts are Worth checking or Not known. It describes the role and the employer, not your chances.

This role appears to map to SOC 6135 (Care workers and home carers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker. Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.). It is below RQF 6; the Immigration Salary List covers it only for jobs listed as "Care workers and home carers – all jobs, except jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker. Private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.".

Cera Care Limited holds a Skilled Worker licence with an A rating on our register, last checked 7 November 2026.

The advert does not mention sponsorship.

Checked 8 Nov 2026. General information about this role, its employer and the published rules, not advice about anyone's situation. Immigration rules change; check GOV.UK. For advice, use a regulated adviser: find one at https://www.gov.uk/find-an-immigration-adviser or a solicitor at https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/.

About the role

Job Description

Discover a rewarding career as a Care Assistant in Tenterden, we're recruiting part-time and full-time carers to support our clients in their own homes.

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day! No experience is required.

Set up as Independent Living facilities, our Extra Care units provide a safe and caring living environment for the residents, leaving them free to come and go as they please. Our staff are on hand to support them with their daily living requirements.

Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

We're currently recruiting for both full-time and part-time roles.
Full-time: 7am–2pm and 4pm–10pm with alternate weekends.
Part-time (weekends only): 7am–2pm and 4pm–10pm.

Our benefits include:

• Enhanced bank holiday rates


• Holiday pay and pension scheme


• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided


• Access to our benefits & discounts platform BHN Extras, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.


• Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more


• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies


• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.


• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.


• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £400 per referral

If you are looking for a truly rewarding role, where the companionship and comfort you provide will bring smiles and a sense of safety to those you care for.

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK. We are an equal-opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Pay Not known

General information, not advice about your situation

Checks against the published rules. Only the employer decides whether to sponsor a role; for your own case, speak to a regulated adviser. Read the rule on GOV.UK