Home Care Assistant – Preston – Mornings - Drivers Only

Red Rose Care; Rishton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

Alternate weekends

Fully funded qualifications

Annual leave

Refer a friend bonus

DBS paid

EAP

Career progression

Job summary

Red Rose Care is recruiting care team members to visit clients in their own homes across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. You’ll support daily routines, help with personal care and meals, and promote independence with a friendly, reliable approach.

Full training, ongoing shadowing, and a guaranteed (or flexible) hours contract are offered. You’ll earn between £12.80 and £13.36 per hour, with higher rates on bank holidays and travel time paid.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Access to your own car and business-use insurance.
• 18 years or over.

Responsibilities

• Visit people in their homes across Preston, providing personalised support.
• Assist with washing, dressing, toileting, continence care and medication.
• Prepare meals and help around the home to promote independence.
• Build trusted relationships and give choice to each person.

Skills

Driving

Reliability

Job description

Your new workplace

We’re Red Rose Care, a “Good” CQC-rated home care provider supporting people across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble.

For us, great care is personal. It’s about getting to know the person behind the visit, building trusted relationships and supporting people to live as independently as possible in their own homes. For our team, it means being properly paid, valued and supported to do a job that genuinely matters.

Early starts, early finishes

Getting up, washed and dressed, having breakfast and getting ready for the day -mornings are when many people need the most support. It’s about following each person’s routine, encouraging independence and helping them start their day the way they want to.

Shifts start from 7am and will often finish around lunchtime. If you’d like more hours and can stay until 3pm, there are opportunities to support people through lunch and into the afternoon – but it’s not essential, and we can work around different availability after midday.

Morning routines are personal, and a familiar face can make all the difference, so we’re looking for team members who can commit to regular early shifts.

What you'd be doing

You’ll visit people in their own homes across Preston, providing support that’s individual to them, their routines and what matters most in their lives. This could include washing and dressing, toileting and continence care, medication, preparing meals and helping around the home.

It’s also about promoting independence, offering choice and building trusted relationships – becoming a familiar face and making a positive difference to someone’s day.

Personal care is a real part of many visits and can feel daunting at first. You’ll receive full training and shadowing until you feel confident.

What you'd earn

• Between £12.80 to £13.36 an hour, depending on the time of day you’re working
• Up to £26.20 an hour on bank holidays
• Paid travel time between every visit
• 45p per mile between visits

The rest of it

• Guaranteed hours contracts from 10 to 20 hours a week, or zero hours if you’d rather stay flexible
• Alternate weekends – both days every other week, or every Saturday, or every Sunday, whichever suits you best
• Fully funded qualifications in care
• Additional annual leave for length of service (T&Cs apply)
• £350 when you refer a friend who joins us
• We pay for your Enhanced DBS check (T&Cs apply)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Career progression into senior carer and supervisory roles

No experience? Not a problem

Some of our team came into care from something else entirely – retail, hospitality, warehouse work or raising a family. You’ll get a full induction, ongoing training and shadow experienced team members until you feel ready.

What we can’t teach is kindness, reliability and genuinely caring about the people you support - turning up day after day and treating every person with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Some testimonials from our team

“I’ve always felt supported and valued here. There’s always someone there when you need advice, and you really do feel part of a team.” - Caron

“The best part of the job is getting to know the people you support. You build real relationships, and knowing you’ve made someone’s day that little bit better is so rewarding.” - Chris

What you need

A full UK driving licence and access to your own car - you’ll be travelling between people’s homes throughout your shift, so this is essential. You’ll also need business-use insurance.

You’ll need to be 18 or over for this role.

Red Rose Care is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.

The pay range for this role is:

12.80 - 13.36 GBP per hour(Preston)