Care Assistant - Weekends

Helping Hands - Worthing Branch; Worthing; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid mileage 35p per mile

Early pay app

Refer-a-friend bonus £100

Paid holiday

Pension

Apprenticeship routes

Blue Light Card discounts

Flexible shift patterns

Annual pay reviews

Job summary

Helping Hands - Worthing Branch is seeking a Care Assistant to cover weekend shifts in Worthing, supporting people to live independently in their own homes.

No prior care experience is required; kindness and reliability matter most. Training will be provided, and you can grow a rewarding career serving local families and communities.

Qualifications

• Kindness and reliability matter most.
• Willingness to learn with full training provided.
• Excellent communication and empathy in home care.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm companionship to customers in their own homes.
• Support with personal care including washing, bathing and dressing.
• Assist with mobility and safety in daily activities.
• Oversee and administer medication according to care plans.
• Help with household tasks like cleaning and cooking.
• Run essential errands such as shopping and prescriptions.
• Offer calm, respectful support that makes clients feel cared for.

Skills

Companionship

Personal care

Mobility assistance

Medication administration

Job description

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Culture. Extraordinary Careers.

Seeking carers to cover Weekends Shifts around Worthing.

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.

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.

About Helping Hands Homecare

Helping Hands has been providing quality home care since 1989. Today we are one of the largest and most experienced providers of live-in care in England & Wales.

Whether it’s short-term respite, convalescent or companionship care, Helping Hands Home Care is often the solution which enables you to stay in your own home.

We operate a premier care service that enables independence and choice while providing comfort, companionship and support - whether it's for half an hour a week or 24 hours a day.

Our carers are the heartbeat of Helping Hands - the perfect ambassadors for care. We are incredibly proud of them and the impact they have on the lives of those they care for.