Home Care Worker (Kendal)

MSH Health Care Ltd; Kendal; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Overtime pay

Predictable rota schedules

Permanent contracts with guaranteedhrs

Travel time paid

Wellbeing programme

Nurse-led training

Fully funded qualifications

Career opportunities

Supportive management

Job summary

MSH Healthcare is seeking Home Care Assistants to support adults in their own homes across Furness and South Lakes. You will provide personal care, assist with medications, and offer companionship while promoting dignity and independence.

We offer nurse-led training, fully funded qualifications, a supportive team, and a rotating schedule with consistent hours and weekend patterns.

Qualifications

• Be aged 18 or over
• Hold a valid UK driving licence
• Be willing to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Be willing to complete all required pre-employment checks
• Previous care experience welcomed but not essential; nurse-led training provided

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care
• Supporting with or administering medication in line with care plans and training
• Completing shopping calls
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Promoting dignity, choice, independence and wellbeing
• Following individual care plans and reporting any concerns appropriately

Skills

Caring

Empathetic

Respectful

Flexible

Reliable

Committed

UK driving licence

DBS check

Pre-employment checks

Job description

Ready to Start Your Superhero Career?

As a carer with MSH Healthcare, your job is to help people live independently in their own homes. This could mean anything from supporting with personal care or medication to providing companionship and friendly conversation. You have the ability to add a little magic to someone’s day.

Do you believe in delivering high-quality care with kindness and excellent service to people in their own homes?

MSH Healthcare is always looking for fantastic people with the right qualities to join our friendly care team. We need carers who are patient, kind and compassionate, with flexibility, reliability and a good sense of humour.

If you are ready to help reduce loneliness, promote independence and give people more choice and control in their own homes, consider this your bat-signal — we want to hear from you!

What You Need to Know

In this role, there is no such thing as a typical service user or a typical day.

Every person you care for is an individual with their own needs, preferences and personality, and the support you provide will be tailored to meet those needs.

Your main responsibilities may include:

• Providing personal care
• Supporting with or administering medication in line with care plans and training
• Completing shopping calls
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Promoting dignity, choice, independence and wellbeing
• Following individual care plans and reporting any concerns appropriately

Working Hours

Part-time shifts:

• 7:00am–3:00pm
• 3:00pm–10:00pm

Full-time hours:

• 7:00am–11:00pm

We offer a set shift pattern with alternate weekends off.

What We Need from You

You must:

• Be caring, empathetic, respectful and flexible
• Be reliable and committed to delivering high-quality care
• Be aged 18 or over
• Hold a valid UK driving licence
• Be willing to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Be willing to complete all required pre-employment checks

Previous care experience is welcomed but is not essential, as full nurse-led training will be provided.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rates starting from £13.00, with client uplifts available
• Overtime pay starting from £17.00 per hour
• Predictable rota schedules
• Permanent contracts of employment with guaranteed hours
• Travel time between visits paid at National Minimum Wage
• Access to a 24/7 employee wellbeing programme
• Full nurse-led training
• Fully funded, nationally accredited qualifications
• Excellent long-term career opportunities within a growing business
• A friendly and supportive company where you will be listened to and valued

Working for MSH Healthcare

MSH Healthcare supports more than 120 service users across Furness, the South Lakes and further afield.

We are a Care Quality Commission-regulated service and are committed to delivering the highest possible standards of safe, effective and person-centred care.

Our Home Care Assistants must excel in promoting choice and independence and providing support that enhances the quality of life and wellbeing of the people we care for.

As a Home Care Assistant with MSH Healthcare, you will receive a competitive hourly rate, a fulfilling role and a commitment to developing your skills and career.

You will be supported through a comprehensive induction programme and will have access to ongoing training, further education and professional development opportunities.

We are committed to investing in our colleagues and providing a rewarding and enriching working environment.

Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment

MSH Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the adults we support. We follow robust safer recruitment practices and expect all employees to share our commitment to protecting people from abuse, neglect and harm.

All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory completion of the appropriate pre-employment checks. These may include:

• Proof of identity
• Confirmation of the right to work in the United Kingdom
• A full employment history and explanations for any gaps
• Satisfactory employment references
• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Relevant barred-list checks where applicable
• Verification of qualifications or professional registrations where required

Employment cannot begin until all required checks have been completed and confirmed as satisfactory.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

MSH Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer, and our recruitment and selection processes are conducted in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with dignity and respect.

Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process for applicants who require them.

Right to Work

MSH Healthcare is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this vacancy. Applicants must already have and maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom for the hours required by the role.

Closing Date

Closing date: 20th October 2026

MSH Healthcare reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. Early applications are therefore encouraged.