Weekend Care Assistant (Sat & Sun, 7am–2pm) – Brighton & Hove

Good Oaks Home Care; Worthing; On-site; GBP 1,929,000 - 2,342,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed-hours contracts

Flexible working patterns

Competitive rate of pay

Mileage paid between client visits

Full training provided

Paid DBS check

Paid holiday and pension contributions

Ongoing professional development

Regular clients and local management

Employee discounts

Job summary

Good Oaks Home Care is hiring weekend Care Professionals in the Brighton and Hove area. Shifts are Saturdays and Sundays, 7am–2pm, at £17 per hour, with mileage paid between visits and full training provided.

We guarantee pay for the hours you tell us you can work, even if the shifts don’t come in. Between 10 and 30 hours per week, with zero-hours contracts and a Flexiday option.

Qualifications

• Kind, compassionate and reliable with a person-centred approach.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Willingness to train and learn on the job.

Responsibilities

• Support clients at home with personal care, meals, mobility and companionship.
• Keep care notes up to date and monitor wellbeing.

Skills

Kind

Compassionate

Reliable

Person-centred

Communication

Job description

At GoodOaks Sussex South we do weekends differently. You tell us when you can work – and we guarantee to pay you for it.

We are looking for weekend Care Professionals in Brighton and Hove. Saturdays and Sundays, 7am–2pm. £17 an hour, mileage paid between visits, full training given.

Guaranteed pay, not guaranteed shifts

Most care work asks you to be available and then pays you only for what turns up. We do it the other way round.

Tell us the hours you can be available at weekends. We guarantee to pay you 40% of them – whether the work comes in or not.

Offer us 10 hours on a Saturday and 4 of those are paid, guaranteed. Get booked for more and you are paid for more. No chasing shifts. No empty weeks.

Why weekends work

If you are studying, working midweek, or building your week around family, weekend care work fits neatly alongside it – and it is the shift we value most, which is why it carries our best rate.

What you will earn

• Guaranteed weekend availability – £17.00 per hour

• Weekends – £16.00 per hour

• Weekdays – £14.00 per hour, if you would like to pick up midweek work too

• Time and a half on bank holidays

• Mileage paid between client visits

We cover Shoreham-by-Sea, Southwick, Worthing and Brighton, and we have midweek roles available as well.

The hours

Between 10 and 30 hours a week. We offer zero-hours contracts with a Flexiday option that guarantees your pay based on the availability you give us, and guaranteed-hours contracts are available subject to availability.

What you will actually be doing

You will support clients to stay in the homes they love – safe, happy and as independent as they can be. That means personal care, medication, meals, mobility support, companionship and light household tasks, alongside keeping an eye on how someone is doing and writing up your care notes.

Who we are looking for

People like being around you. You are kind, compassionate, reliable and person-centred, with a natural warmth and an honest streak. You communicate well, you are organised, and you turn up when you say you will. Previous care experience is welcome but genuinely not essential – we train you properly.

What you get from us

• Guaranteed-hours contracts available, subject to availability

• Flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle

• Competitive rates of pay

• Mileage paid between client visits

• Full training provided, and paid

• Paid DBS check

• Paid holiday and pension contributions

• Ongoing professional development, career progression and supported qualifications

• Regular clients, so you build real relationships

• Support from a friendly, local management team

• Employee discounts including Blue Light Card

A bit about us

Our mission is to help people keep their independence and wellbeing at home. We offer live-in and visiting care, and we specialise in dementia care, physical and mental disability care, and after-stroke care. Our care professionals complete a bespoke training course, are Dignity in Care registered, and our service is regulated by the CQC.

Before you apply, please note

• We are not able to offer sponsorship of any kind, so you will need an existing right to work in the UK

• A UK driving licence and your own vehicle are required, with business class 1 insurance

• You will need a clear DBS check, which we pay for, and at least two references

• For this role we are recruiting female Care Professionals only. This is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, because the clients being supported have requested a female care professional for intimate personal care.