Domiciliary Care Worker – Maidstone, Kent, UK

School Result; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Eclectic Care Ltd is seeking a Domiciliary Care Worker in Maidstone, Kent. You will visit clients at home to deliver compassionate, person-centred care, help with daily living, meals, mobility and medications, while maintaining dignity and independence.

The role requires a UK driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle, DBS disclosure, and a willingness to work in a local community setting. Sponsorship details are provided where eligible.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with a reliable vehicle is essential.
• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship may be offered only to eligible candidates.
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
• Desirable: previous care or support experience, dementia experience, or health and social care qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care in clients’ own homes, supporting independence and dignity.
• Assist with personal care including washing, bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting.
• Support mobility and transfers while promoting independence.
• Administer or assist with medication according to policy and training.
• Prepare meals and assist with eating and drinking.
• Offer companionship and emotional support to reduce isolation.
• Perform light household duties and keep the home safe.
• Support with shopping, appointments and community activities.
• Notice and report changes in a client’s wellbeing and maintain accurate care records.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Reliable vehicle

Job description

Domiciliary Care Worker - Maidstone, Kent, UK

A domiciliary carer's working day is a loop of short visits: a morning wash and breakfast for one client, a medication check for the next, a lunchtime meal and a chat for a third, and a car ride between each. Eclectic Care Ltd, a home care provider based in Maidstone, is recruiting carers to cover that loop in the town and the surrounding area, supporting older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and others who need help with daily living.

Read This Before You Apply

Sponsorship is the weak point of this advert. The listing says eligible applicants who need Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome. But the care worker visa route has been closed to new overseas recruits since 22 July 2025, and the transition arrangement running to July 2028 mainly covers care workers who are already sponsored in the UK. We could not see how a provider could issue a new sponsorship for a home care worker role to someone who isn't already sponsored in one. If you need a visa to take this job, ask Eclectic Care in writing which route they would use and whether they hold a sponsor licence, and check current Home Office guidance. This is general information, not immigration advice.

The provider's CQC rating is "Requires improvement." Eclectic Care Ltd is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a homecare service at the Old Library, St Faiths Street, Maidstone, and the company is active at Companies House (incorporated October 2021). The latest CQC report we found was published on 22 January 2025 and gives an overall rating of "Requires improvement." That is not a disqualifier, but if you are choosing between employers, read the inspection report first and ask about what has changed since.

The advert asks for female carers. The introduction invites applications from female domiciliary care workers but doesn't state the legal basis for restricting the role. Ask the employer to confirm if that matters to you.

You’ll provide person-centred care in clients' own homes, helping them keep their independence, dignity and quality of life:

• Personal care, including washing, bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting
• Supporting mobility and transfers while encouraging independence
• Giving or assisting with medication under company policy and your training
• Preparing meals and helping with eating and drinking
• Companionship and emotional support to reduce isolation
• Light household duties: cleaning, laundry and keeping the home safe
• Shopping, appointments and community activities with clients
• Noticing and reporting changes in a client's physical or mental wellbeing
• Keeping accurate care records and following safeguarding, health and safety and infection prevention rules

Pay, Contract & Location

• Pay: £12.82 per hour (employer-provided figure)
• Contract type: Not stated; flexible working hours are mentioned
• Location: Maidstone, Kent and surrounding areas. The advert requires you to be able to commute reliably or relocate before starting
• Induction, training and ongoing professional development
• Skilled Worker sponsorship "for eligible candidates" (see the warning above)
• The chance to work within your own local community

Requirements & Eligibility

• Full UK driving licence and a reliable vehicle, since travel between clients is part of the day
• Right to work in the UK (the advert also mentions eligibility for sponsorship, but see above)
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check
• A caring, patient nature, good communication skills and the ability to work independently
• Desirable: care or support experience, dementia experience, a Health and Social Care qualification, medication training and first aid certification