Home care Assistant

Caring Spirit Group Ltd; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Caring Spirit Group Ltd in North Lanarkshire is seeking a Home Care Assistant to provide compassionate, person-centred care in a domiciliary setting. The role focuses on practical support with daily activities, personal care, and meal preparation, aligned with individual care plans and safeguarding requirements.

The position offers a permanent, full-time contract with on-site working patterns and a salary in the £25,350–£28,000 range per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in domiciliary care, residential care or similar adult social care.
• Understanding of personal care and daily living support.
• Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• Understanding of dignity, privacy, confidentiality and person-centred care.
• Ability to communicate effectively with service users and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate personal care (washing, grooming, hygiene).
• Assist with dressing, undressing, and personal appearance.
• Support feeding and mealtimes, including meal preparation.
• Assist with laundry, laundry, linen and clothing maintenance.
• Support toileting, continence care and hygiene needs.
• Assist mobility and safe movement around the home per care plans.
• Provide meal preparation assistance and ensure access to food and drink.
• Provide medication support where authorised under policies.
• Support daily routines while promoting independence and personal choice.

Skills

Domiciliary care experience

Personal care & daily living support

Safeguarding vulnerable adults

Dignity & privacy

Effective communication with service;"

Job description

Providing personal care and assistance with washing, bathing, showering and maintaining personal hygiene.

Supporting service users with dressing, undressing, grooming and maintaining their personal appearance.

Assisting service users with feeding and eating, including preparing meals and providing support during mealtimes.

Helping service users with laundry, washing clothes, changing bed linen and maintaining personal clothing.

Supporting service users with toileting, continence care and other personal hygiene requirements.

Assisting service users with mobility and moving safely around their homes in accordance with individual care plans and risk assessments.

Providing assistance with meal preparation and ensuring service users have access to appropriate food and drinks.

Providing medication support where authorised, appropriately trained and permitted under the company's medication policies.

Supporting service users with their daily routines while promoting independence, dignity and personal choice.

We require employees to demonstrate the ability to provide safe, effective and compassionate care to vulnerable adults.The relevant skills and experience include:Experience in domiciliary care, residential care or a similar adult social care environment.Understanding of personal care and daily living support.Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults.Understanding of dignity, privacy, confidentiality and person-centred care.Ability to communicate effectively with service users and colleagues.

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Home care Assistant

Company: Caring Spirit Group Ltd
Salary: £25,350 to £28,000 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: North Lanarkshire
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 6 Nov 2026
Closing date: 1 Dec 2026

Summary

Providing personal care and assistance with washing, bathing, showering and maintaining personal hygiene.

Supporting service users with dressing, undressing, grooming and maintaining their personal appearance.

Assisting service users with feeding and eating, including preparing meals and providing support during mealtimes.

Helping service users with laundry, washing clothes, changing bed linen and maintaining personal clothing.

Supporting service users with toileting, continence care and other personal hygiene requirements.

Assisting service users with mobility and moving safely around their homes in accordance with individual care plans and risk assessments.

Providing assistance with meal preparation and ensuring service users have access to appropriate food and drinks.

Providing medication support where authorised, appropriately trained and permitted under the company's medication policies.

Supporting service users with their daily routines while promoting independence, dignity and personal choice.

Essential requirements

We require employees to demonstrate the ability to provide safe, effective and compassionate care to vulnerable adults.The relevant skills and experience include:Experience in domiciliary care, residential care or a similar adult social care environment.Understanding of personal care and daily living support.Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults.Understanding of dignity, privacy, confidentiality and person-centred care.Ability to communicate effectively with service users and colleagues.

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