Community Care Worker | Larne

Optimum Care Group; Larne; On-site; GBP 16,531 - 20,664; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Joining Bonus

Pay per hour (£13.20)

Mileage allowance 0.30 per mile

Paid training & induction

High bank holiday rates

Career progression

Permanent contract

Free uniform

Refer a friend bonus

Office support

Company pension

Job summary

Optimum Care Group in Larne and surrounding areas is seeking a Community Care Worker to provide in-home care to clients. The role includes days and evenings, with a permanent contract and full-time or part-time hours.

An excellent pay rate, mileage allowance and a joining bonus are offered, along with training and a supportive office team. Applicants should have a full driving licence, access to a car and mobile phone.

Qualifications

• Desire to care for vulnerable adults in home settings.
• Full driving licence with access to a car and business insurance.
• Mobile phone required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing and dressing.
• Provide refreshments and light snacks.
• Promptly administer medication.
• Assist with light cleaning, shopping, dishwashing and laundry.
• Assist client to move safely with aids if needed.
• Provide care sitting to give respite to family carers.
• Encourage client independence and dignity.

Skills

Driving licence

Car ownership

Car insurance

Mobile phone

Job description

Community Care Worker

Larne & surrounding areas

Salary

• £13.20 per hour
• 30p per mile – paid monthly
• £300 Joining Bonus

Job Type

Full or Part-time

Role

Permanent

Shifts

Days & Evenings

Annual Leave

5.6 weeks Pro Rata

Your Benefits

• £300 Joining Bonus
• Excellent Pay Rate - £13.20 per hour
• 30p per mile - paid monthly
• Paid Training & Induction
• Highest Bank Holiday rates - up to £26.40ph
• Market leading training
• Permanent Contract
• Free Uniform
• Refer a Caring Friend Bonus
• Daily support from the office team
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Company Pension

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing/bed bathing, dressing/undressing.
• Provide refreshments and light snacks.
• Prompt and administer medication.
• Assist with practical support such as light cleaning, fire lighting, and shopping, dish‑washing, laundry, cleaning and maintaining spectacles, false teeth and hearing aids.
• Assist client to move safely which may require the use of moving and handling aids such as hoists and slide sheets.
• Provide a care sitting service to give respite to other carers such as family members.
• Encourage and promote client independence and choice, and uphold client rights and dignity.

Do you meet the Essential Criteria?

• Having a desire to care for vulnerable adults in their home
• Full driving licence and access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
• Mobile phone

Shift Patterns

Day Shift: 7am – 6pm, Evening Shift: 6pm – 11pm

• To provide adequate care for our clients, you should be available to complete a full shift. Please note this role requires you to be available to work weekday and weekend shifts.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Please note: Applicants within the last 6 months need not re‑apply.

A satisfactory Enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post. The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex‑offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.

Closing Date: Friday 31st July 2026