Community Care Assistant

Routes Healthcare (North) Limited; Sunderland, Washington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced mileage rates

Fully funded DBS

Full training

Ongoing supervision

Supportive team

Job summary

Routes Healthcare (North) Limited is seeking a compassionate Care Assistant to deliver end of life care in clients' own homes across Sunderland and Washington. A car is required to cover SR1-SR6 and DH4 areas, with flexible hours between 7am and 10pm.

This casual contract offers enhanced mileage rates, fully funded DBS, comprehensive training, ongoing supervision and a supportive team environment to ensure consistent, high-quality visits for clients and families.

Qualifications

• Caring, patient and emotionally resilient.
• Experience in end-of-life care beneficial but not essential — full training provided.
• Ability to visit clients consistently and maintain continuity of care.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal and end of life care to clients in their own homes across Sunderland.
• Supporting clients and families with compassion, dignity and consistency during a difficult time.
• Working as part of a small, consistent team of carers assigned to each client, wherever possible.
• Following individual care and support plans, developed with clinical and family input.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Emotionally resilient

Flexible

Job description

IMPORTANT: - Routes Healthcare is not able to offer sponsorship.

Care Assistant – End of Life Care - Car Required

Sunderland - SR1-SR6 and Washington - Must be able to travel across all areas.

At Routes Healthcare, we support people through some of the most important moments of their lives — and we're looking for compassionate, reliable carers to join our end of life care team in Sunderland.

This is sensitive, meaningful work. Our clients and their families need consistency and trust from the people who care for them, so we're looking for individuals who can build genuine relationships and provide steady,

dependable support throughout.

About the Role

• Providing personal and end of life care to clients in their own homes across Sunderland
• Supporting clients and families with compassion, dignity and consistency during a difficult time
• Working as part of a small, consistent team of carers assigned to each client, wherever possible
• Following individual care and support plans, developed with clinical and family input

What We're Looking For

• A caring, patient and emotionally resilient individual
• Experience in end of life, palliative, or complex care is beneficial but not essential — full training provided
• Ability to commit to consistent visits with the same client(s), supporting continuity of care

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

• Right to work in the UK
• Flexibility to work across SR1 –SR6 and DH4 Washington between the hours of 7am and 10pm

What We Offer

• Enhanced mileage rates and Fully funded DBS
• £14.24 - £15.07 per hour including holiday on a casual contract basis.
• Ongoing, consistent hours available for the right candidate (please note: this is a casual contract)
• Full training and ongoing support, including specialist end of life care training
• A supportive team environment with regular supervision

Routes Healthcare — part of your journey