Home Care Assistant

Kingsley Home Care; Diss; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingsley Healthcare Limited is hiring Home Care Assistants to cover Diss and the surrounding area. You will visit older people in their own homes, helping them stay independent and live the way they choose. We welcome applicants with or without care experience and offer training and support.

Pay starts at £16.00 per hour with guaranteed hours, plus 45p per mile. Bank Holidays pay £24.00 and Christmas Day £32.00.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving licence required.
• Right to work in the UK (sponsorship not offered).
• Patience, kindness and a calm head.
• No prior care experience required; training provided and paid during training.

Responsibilities

• Personal care: washing, dressing, meals and medication.
• Provide company and friendly check-ins with clients.
• Regular clients and rounds to know the people you support.
• Rota planned by local coordinator; on-call manager when needed.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Right to work in the UK

Patience and kindness

Willingness to be trained

Job description

Home Care Assistant - Diss £16 per hour + 45p per mile

About the company

At Kingsley Healthcare, we are more than just a care home group - we are a proud, family-run business driven by a passion to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives every single day. Our dedicated teams transform care into a calling, delivering excellence with compassion, integrity, and respect.

As the UK’s only large care home provider to achieve B Corp certification, we continue to lead the sector in responsible, values-driven care. In 2024 and again in 2025, we were honoured to be named Health Investor’s Residential Elderly Large Care Provider of the Year, a testament to our commitment to quality and innovation.

For eight consecutive years, we’ve been recognised among the Top 20 Large UK Care Home Groups by carehome.co.uk, reflecting consistently high standards and resident satisfaction. We are also proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring that the dedication of our team members is valued and fairly rewarded.

Our commitment to people-first values has earned us outstanding workplace recognition, including a 4.7 rating on Glassdoor, a 4.5 rating on Indeed, and the No.1 ranking in the UK for wellbeing at work (Indeed’s Better Work Awards 2023).

If you're passionate about delivering exceptional care and want to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that puts both its residents and people at the heart of everything it does, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role

Full-time, part-time or bank, around Diss, Roydon, Scole and Palgrave with alternate weekends. No experience needed!

You will be visiting older people in their own homes, helping them stay independent and live the way they choose.

Pay and hours

• £16.00 per hour - guaranteed hours available
• £24.00 an hour on bank holidays and £32.00 an hour on Christmas Day
• 45p per mile on top of your hourly rate
• Guaranteed weekly hours contract if you want security, or bank hours if you’d rather pick your shifts
• Morning runs 6am - 2pm, evening runs 4pm - 10pm, or both
• Weekdays with alternate weekends - built around your availability

Reports to: Care Coordinator/ Home Care Manager

Key duties and responsibilities

• Personal care: washing, dressing, meals and medication
• Company, and a friendly check on how people are doing
• Regular clients and regular rounds, so you get to know the people you support
• A rota planned by your local coordinator, with a manager on call when you need one

Skills and attributes

• A full UK driving licence and your own car - our clients live across the area, so this one’s essential
• The right to work in the UK (we’re not able to offer sponsorship for this role)
• Patience, kindness and a calm head when things don’t go to plan
• No care experience needed - we train you, and pay you while we do

What will you gain?

You will have the satisfaction of working with and being supported by an enthusiastic and caring team that puts people at the heart of the business. We know the happiness of our staff improves the service we give our residents. You will have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and we have the procedures and processes to help you at every step.

Supplementary information

Kingsley Home Care is part of Kingsley Healthcare, a family-run group that has been looking after people since 1999.