Female Care Assistant

Sponsor Finder; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced mileage pay

Holiday pay

Pension

DBS/PVG provided

Company mobile phone

Uniform provided

40p per mile

Job summary

Home Healthcare Connected is hiring Care Assistants in Bedford to support clients at home. No prior experience required as comprehensive training is provided. Roles available across Bedford and surrounding areas with flexible shift patterns including mornings, days, evenings and nights.

Drivers with a vehicle are preferred to travel between clients. Benefits include enhanced mileage pay, holiday pay, pension, DBS/PVG coverage, company phone and uniform, and access to BHN Extras and Blue Light

Qualifications

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle required.
• No prior care experience is necessary, training provided.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care including washing, dressing and continence support.
• Managing medications and preparing meals for clients at home.
• Helping with domestic tasks and providing companionship and reassurance.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

The employer is Clear, but a part is A concern, or three parts are Worth checking or Not known. It describes the role and the employer, not your chances.

This role appears to map to SOC 6135 (Care workers and home carers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker. Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.). It is below RQF 6; the Immigration Salary List covers it only for jobs listed as "Care workers and home carers – all jobs, except jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker. Private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.".

Cera Care Limited holds a Skilled Worker licence with an A rating on our register, last checked 7 November 2026.

The advert says sponsorship is not available: "Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK."

Checked 8 Nov 2026. General information about this role, its employer and the published rules, not advice about anyone's situation. Immigration rules change; check GOV.UK. For advice, use a regulated adviser: find one at https://www.gov.uk/find-an-immigration-adviser or a solicitor at https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/.

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Employer Clear

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About the role

Job Description

Join Home Healthcare Connected as a Care Assistant in Bedford. You'll be supporting us on our mission to transform social care and enable more people to live longer, healthier and happier lives in their own homes.

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day! No experience is required.

We're recruiting part-time and full-time care assistants to support our clients at home. We have work available in Bedford, Putnoe, Brickhill, Elstow, Kempston, Wilstead, Wixam and surrounding areas (.

For this role you require a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work. We have a flexible approach for shifts including mornings, days, evenings and nights - you'll usually have every other weekend off for work-life balance. We will offer GH contracts from day one for female drivers seeking full-time work.

Our benefits include:

• Enhanced bank holiday rate
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Paid mileage between visits at 40p
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform BHN Extras, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £400 per referral

Join Our Caring Community

Whether you already have previous professional experience, you've cared for a loved one or you simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion, patience, and understanding are exactly what we need. It's your values and kindness that matter most and we will provide all the training you need.

Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

Home Healthcare Connected makes caring easier with our carer app

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role – caring for our clients. Our predictive technology and risk alerts empower our care teams to make informed decisions and act quickly, resulting in fewer hospitalisations and reduced fall risks for those we care for. You really can care better as a member of our team.

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK. We are an equal-opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Due to the provision of intimate care, our clients have the right to request a carer of a specific sex. This vacancy is restricted for women only

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Advert on SmartRecruiters · first seen 6 Nov 2026 · source

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Checks against the published rules. Only the employer decides whether to sponsor a role; for your own case, speak to a regulated adviser. Read the rule on GOV.UK