Male Community Care Assistant

Routes Healthcare (North) Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS

Car travel allowance

Job summary

Routes Healthcare is hiring a Male Care Assistant who must have a driving licence and access to a car for UK travel across Manchester and surrounding areas. The role pays £14.24 per hour (including holiday pay) plus 30p per mile, with free DBS and full-time or part-time hours.

You will visit clients in their homes, provide personal care with dignity, assist with medications and meals, and travel between visits. A car is essential to cover multiple locations.

Qualifications

• A valid driving licence and access to a car is essential.
• The right to work in the UK without needing employer support.
• Reliable, compassionate, and committed to delivering excellent care.
• A minimum of 3 months paid care experience within the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Visiting vulnerable and palliative clients in their own homes between
• Providing personal care with dignity and respect
• Supporting with medication management
• Assisting with meal preparation and nutrition
• Working solo or as part of a 2-person team depending on client needs
• Supporting clients with a variety of different care requirements
• Travelling between client visits throughout your shift

Skills

Driving licence

Access to a car

Care experience

Job description

Routes Healthcare do not offer sponsorship

Male Care Assistant - Car Required

Locations:

Manchester including Newton Heath, Miles Platting, Moston, Harpurhey Blackley, Crumpsall, Chorlton, Didsbury, Burnage, Levenshulme, Rusholme, Fallowfield, Northenden and Wythenshawe

Pay Rate:

£14.24 per hour (including holiday pay) + 30p per mile +

FREE DBS

This is a domiciliary care position - Your time is valued here. Every call is paid for the duration it's planned. You'll be travelling to clients' homes throughout the day to provide person centred care and support.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Visiting vulnerable and palliative clients in their own homes between
• Providing personal care with dignity and respect
• Supporting with medication management
• Assisting with meal preparation and nutrition
• Working solo or as part of a 2-person team depending on client needs
• Supporting clients with a variety of different care requirements
• Travelling between client visits throughout your shift

7am and 10pm

What Makes This Different:

We support people who need clinically-led enhanced homecare and end-of-life care. All focused on supporting each individual's lifestyle and wellbeing.

We are committed to making lives better 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - not only for the people we support but their loved ones and family members too.

Shift Patterns & Hours

• Full-time and part-time hours available

Speak to the recruitment team to hear about our shift patterns and find what fits your lifestyle.

What We Offer

• Ongoing training and progression opportunities

Support:

• Dedicated on-call team available 24/7
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• We don't use agency staff - you'll work alongside employed Routes care workers only

Rewards:

£14.24 per hour (includes holiday pay)

30p per mile for travel between clients

• Staff referral scheme with generous incentives (up to £250 per referral)
• Fully funded DBS

What You Need

A valid driving licence and access to a car is essential

• The right to work in the UK without needing employer support
• Reliable, compassionate, and committed to delivering excellent care
• A minimum of 3 months paid care experience within the last 3 years

About Us

Routes Healthcare is a leading homecare provider - we are a care company, not an agency. We're real people who put individual healthcare needs first. We support people in their own homes (not in care homes) and out in the community, taking the time to listen to our clients and making sure their needs are met with care and consideration.

Routes Healthcare is committed to making lives better through exceptional homecare services.