Home Care Assistant

Blossom Home Care West Essex & East Hertfordshire; Harlow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free parking

On-site parking

Paid training

Referral programme

Job summary

Blossom Home Care West Essex & East Hertfordshire is recruiting carers to join our local family‑owned team. We provide full training, a positive work environment, and real chances to build meaningful relationships with clients.

You’ll deliver personal care, light shopping and domestic tasks, plus companionship across flexible 25–40 hour shifts. Access to a car is required; DBS preferred. Salary £15.50 per hour with mileage paid and bonuses.

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training provided.
• You must have a positive caring attitude.
• Access to a car is required.
• DBS checks preferred.
• Right to work documentation required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to clients.
• Carry out shopping calls and domestic duties on visit.
• Offer companionship and conversation during visits.
• Travel between clients' homes; mileage is paid.

Skills

Positive caring attitude

Punctuality

Appearance and manners

Job description

SPONSORSHIP NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION

Due to current service needs, we are only recruiting Female carers via this advert.

This role requires access to a car.
In summary

• Premium pay and benefits from day 1 (£15.50 p/h)
• A wonderful positive team culture
• Realistic care packages that include time to chat
• An App to give you clarity of your time and tasks
• Prospects for progression into higher paid roles
• You don’t need any experience, our training is super thorough
• You do need a positive caring attitude
• Punctuality, appearance and manners are vitally important.
  Summary

Part-time/ Full time Permanent, 25-40 hours + per week

Salary: £15.50p/h + mileage (@ £0.45 p/m)

Benefits: Holiday pay / Signing bonus / Referral rewards programme / Performance awards and rewards

Full Time £500 Welcome bonus - £250 paid on completion of training and shadowing - following £250 paid after 3 months on the rota with no sickness.

Part Time £300 Welcome Bonus - £150 paid on completion of training and shadowing - following £150 paid after 3 months on the rota with no sickness.

Schedule: Monday to Sunday Availability working on 2 week rota. Alternate weekend availability needed.

Experience: none required, full training provided Licence/Certification: DBS certificate (preferred) Full driving licence and access to own vehicle required

Experienced or wanting to start out in care - we want to here from you. Full training will be given.

Blossom Home Care in West Essex is a local family-owned business, part of a network who have proudly cared for people since 2015. We are currently recruiting new carers to help us cover our expanding client base.

We pride ourselves in person centred care, each client’s care plan is set up to maintain the elements of their life they love – leading to happier more grateful people to care for. Premium care doesn’t mean more pressure for you, longer visit times take the pressure off so you can chat and interact with each client and build proper relationships.

Who you’ll be caring for: You will be supporting people from many varied backgrounds, with different needs wishes and aspirations. No two days will be the same!

You will provide personal care to those who need it, shopping calls, general domestic duties, also you will have time to provide companionship to those who need it most.

Supply the contact details of at least one previous employer for a reference

• Be willing to undergo DBS checks, if required
• Provide full right to work documentation
• Have your own transport to travel between clients homes (mileage paid)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £15.50 per hour

Benefits

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Paid training
• Referral programme
• Application question(s)

If you have a current DBS, is it on the update service?

Are you interested in working nights (waking or sleeping)?
Licence/Certification

driving licence and access to a car (required)
DBS (preferred)
Work authorisation
United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Work Location: In person