Community Care Worker, UK – Visa Sponsorship for Switchers

School Result; Camborne; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

Mileage paid (45p/mile)

Uniforms and PPE provided

Shadowing and mentoring

Career progression opportunities

Paid travel time

Job summary

Oakshed Care, based in Camborne and serving West Cornwall, is seeking Community Care Workers. No care experience needed—full training provided and sponsorship may be available for eligible switchers already in the UK.

The role involves personal care, companionship, and assisting with mobility and daily activities. Highlights include paid mileage, flexible contracting (full-time or part-time), and comprehensive training with shadowing, mentoring, uniforms and PPE provided.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check required
• Two satisfactory references required
• Completion of mandatory training required
• Full UK driving licence and own vehicle required
• GCSE or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care, including showering, strip washing, bathing, oral care, grooming, and dressing
• Supporting toileting and continence needs, including pad changes and skin integrity management
• Preparing meals, drinks, and snacks, and serving them at the right times
• Assisting with feeding to ensure adequate food and drink intake
• Assisting with medication once competence has been tested
• Helping with planning and shopping
• Light housework, such as vacuuming and washing dishes
• Supporting visits to health professionals — hospital, GP, or dentist appointments
• Providing emotional support through listening and conversation
• Companionship and shared activities, such as films or card games
• Accompanying service users on trips and holidays

Job description

Community Care Worker, UK – Visa Sponsorship for Switchers

No care experience? That's genuinely fine here. Oakshed Care, a home care agency covering communities across West Cornwall from its Camborne base, is hiringCommunity Care Workers at £13.38 an hour, with full training provided to candidates who fit the role's values rather than requiring a background in care already.

Oakshed Care is a relatively young agency — registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in May 2024 — so there's no inspection rating on record yet, but it's a genuine, currently operating and CQC-registered provider, not an unverified or informal setup.

About Oakshed Care

Oakshed Care serves communities throughout West Cornwall from its base in Camborne, providing personal care and support to adults with a range of needs, including dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.

What the Role Involves

• Assisting with personal care, including showering, strip washing, bathing, oral care, grooming, and dressing
• Supporting toileting and continence needs, including pad changes and skin integrity management
• Preparing meals, drinks, and snacks, and serving them at the right times
• Assisting with feeding to ensure adequate food and drink intake
• Assisting with medication once competence has been tested
• Helping with planning and shopping
• Light housework, such as vacuuming and washing dishes
• Supporting visits to health professionals — hospital, GP, or dentist appointments
• Providing emotional support through listening and conversation
• Companionship and shared activities, such as films or card games
• Accompanying service users on trips and holidays

Who Can Apply

• Prior care experience is helpful but not essential — full training is provided to the right candidates
• Enhanced DBS check required
• Two satisfactory references required
• Completion of mandatory training required
• Full UK driving licence and own vehicle required
• GCSE or equivalent preferred

On visa sponsorship: Oakshed Care states it offers sponsorship to the right candidates who want to switch their visa — but this is only available to candidates already living in the UK, not for applicants applying from overseas.

• Contract type: Full-time, part-time, and permanent roles available
• Work location: On the road, covering West Cornwall
• Mileage: Paid at 45p per mile, plus paid travel time
• Great starting pay from £13.38/hour
• Paid travel time
• Full training provided
• Shadowing and mentoring
• Free uniforms and PPE
• Career progression opportunities