Care Workers

Housing 21; Rugby; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Sick Pay

Maternity Pay

Health Cash Plan

Blue Light Card

Car Lease Scheme

Cycle to Work

Uniform provided

Employee Assistance Programme

Training uplift

Job summary

Housing 21 is seeking a Care Worker to join our Extra Care team in the UK. You will help residents with daily tasks, meals, and personal care, while building relationships in a supportive community.

No experience or formal qualifications are required; a positive attitude and kindness are valued. Full training and progression via the Extra Care Academy are provided within our schemes.

Qualifications

• No experience or qualifications required; positive attitude and kind manner.
• Experience caring for a relative or friend, or helping a neighbour, counts toward the skills needed.
• Full training and recognised qualifications provided; opportunities to progress via the Extra Care Academy.

Responsibilities

• Support with household tasks such as laundry, shopping, cleaning, and paying bills.
• Make meals, drinks and snacks as needed.
• Follow agreed care plans and assist with getting up, personal care including washing and dressing; help with undressing and going to bed.
• Ensure resident wellbeing and communicate progress to managers and key agencies.

Skills

Kindness

English skills

Commitment to training

Helpful attitude

Reliability

Initiative

Calm under pressure

Job description

Hours: Zero hour contractAre you looking for a career that's both rewarding and offers opportunities to develop, but dread the thought of a desk job?Are you a people person who can strike up a conversation with anyone?Do you want to finish work knowing you've made real a difference to someone's life?If this sounds like you - we've got the perfect match! As a Care Worker with Housing 21 you'll be part of a friendly, supportive team as you work together to support our residents. Once you're at work that's it - no travelling between calls as residents live independently in their own apartments within our schemes, which also offer communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and hair salons for them to enjoy. Working with familiar residents and colleagues every day, you'll build strong relationships and feel part of the Extra Care family. We want to make sure you feel valued too and have developed our offer to set us apart from the wider care sector.

Our Care Workers

• Are paid by the hour, not by the job. £13.48 per hour, full time equivalent £24,601 per annum (based on working 35 hours per week)
• Receive benefits including Holiday Pay, Occupational Sick Pay, Maternity Pay and access to our Health Cash Plan Will be supported to achieve relevant qualifications Can join our Extra Care Academy - support and training to progress into management Is it for me?You don't need experience or any qualifications to be a Care Worker; just a positive attitude and kind manner. In fact, if you have ever cared for a relative or friend, raised children, or helped a neighbour with shopping or gardening you have already displayed a lot of the skills we require!We offer full training together with recognised qualifications and, if you want to take your career in care a step further, joining our Extra Care Academy can help you progress into a management role. Many of our Managers and Assistant Managers in Extra Care started out as Care Workers in our schemes.

All you need is

• To be kind and friendly
• Good written and verbal English communication skills
• Commitment to undertake necessary further training
• A genuine desire to help people
• Reliability and flexibility
• The ability to use your initiative
• To remain calm under pressure

About the roleEveryone is different but what stays the same is our commitment to offering high standards of care to all our residents regardless of their care needs - enabling them to live their best lives. Our residents tell us how important our Care Workers are to them, being a friendly face, brightening their day and helping to make life worth living by doing the simplest of things. Tasks can include: Supporting with household and domestic tasks, such as laundry, shopping, cleaning, and financial transactions such as paying bills. Making meals, drinks and snacks where necessary. Encouraging and enabling residents to follow agreed care plans. Assisting residents with getting up in the morning, providing personal care including washing / bathing and dressing; helping with undressing and going to bed in the evening, as well as providing help and ensuring medication is taken as required. Putting resident wellbeing at the heart of the service, going the extra mile to ensure our residents can live their best lives and ensuring managers and key agencies are kept informed of progress.

The benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Occupational Maternity Pay
• Health Cash Plan
• Blue Light Card (offering discounts across retail, hospitality and leisure)
• Car Lease Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Uniform provided
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 50p hourly enhancement for all Level 2 Training and development to fulfil your career aspirations

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced disclosure check, satisfactory references, and induction training.

Closing date for applications is 4 October 2026.