Care Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Pay Rate: £13.50 per hour | Mileage: £0.45 per mile | Drivers Only | Minimum 1 Year Experience Required

Care Assistants work to promote service users (children and adults) to remain independent in their own homes. Our care assistants deliver care in the home and other venues, provide a reliable personal service which meets the individuals personal need and respect confidentiality at all times. Duties and tasks will include the provision of personal, social and enabling care and support to service users within their own home and in the community, safeguard and protect service users (children and adults).

Values-Based Recruitment

We believe great care starts with the right people. That’s why we follow a Values-Based Recruitment approach—hiring individuals who naturally demonstrate kindness, empathy, integrity, respect, and a genuine commitment to improving lives. If you are passionate about making a difference and your values align with ours, we want to hear from you.

JOB SPECIFICATION

• To deliver high quality care to service users and their families.
• To provide the highest quality care to service users in their own homes in accordance with their support plan, in a person-centred approach, to safeguard and protect vulnerable children and adult from harm.
• The range of tasks that the support worker may be required to undertake covers persona care, domestic/practical tasks, and enabling and support work.
• Personal care includes washing, dressing, bathing, toileting and medication monitoring and/or assistance. Social duties include preparing and cooking meals, essential cleaning, shopping, bill payment and fire maintenance.
• Enabling and support may include such activities as supervising, monitoring and coaching to empower service users to be as independent as possible and have control over their own lives.
• Care assistants may also be required to escort or accompany service users to outings, appointments or other events.
• To be aware of the personal needs and requirements of your service users, communicating successfully, not only with your service user, their family, friends and other healthcare professionals.
• Ensure that all care is completed within My Horizon’s Care Ltd.’s Policies and Procedures, CQC Fundamental Standards an all contractual and legislative requirements.
• Maintain appropriate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting back any changes or concerns in your service user’s circumstances or condition. Contribute to and work effectively as part of a team.
• Deliver support in a manner which Is sensitive to the service user’s culture, disability, race, age, sexuality, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status or religion/belief.
• Engage and work closely with unpaid carers, such as family or friends, for the benefit of the service user.
• Promote anti-discriminatory practice. Promote the dignity and privacy of service users.
• Act promptly and appropriately to protect service users from neglect or abuse. Participate in staff development (including supervision), training and performance appraisals as required.
• At all times present a professional and caring image of My Horizon Care Ltd and demonstrate behaviours reflective of My Horizon Care Ltd values. Any other duties as delegated by line managers.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Caring, positive and compassionate nature.
• Preferably with experience in working in a care environment.
• It is preferable to have worked in a homecare setting previously.
• Honest, reliable, punctual and non-judgemental.
• Understands equality and diversity.
• Ability to build good relationships with children and adults based on trust and respect.
• Flexible, adaptable, easy going and able to work alone.
• Willingness to travel.
• Someone with knowledge and understanding the importance of safeguarding with vulnerable children and adults.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 1 Year Experience Required
• Drivers only
• Willingness to travel
• Strong writing and good communication skills.
• Collaborative team player.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organisational with a strong ability to prioritise across different challenging situations.
• Willingness to learn new knowledge.

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company car
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Language training provided
• Sick pay
• UK visa sponsorship

Application question(s):

• Do you have a Valid UK driving licence?

Experience:

• Care: 1 year (required)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Reference ID: MHC_08/05/2025