Driver and care assistant 6 hours a week
UKCIL - Pudsey
£15 to £15 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Driver and care assistant 6 hours a week Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 7a3aa7d6 Looking for a helper who will go see my father 3 times a week in Pudsey and take him to see his wife in a care home in Guiseley. There could be occasional times where he needs to go to the bank or to the doctors so an extra hour a week is included. The days could be negotiable but would like to have at least one weekend day. This means going into the home, checking he has eaten and then driving him to Guiseley and seeing him inside, then returning to pick him up 3 hours later to take him home - seeing him into the home and helping him to put out his evening meal (if it is a weekend day). Key Responsibilities Services Meal Preparation Self Employed Transportation Full UK driving license Own personal car Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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Personal Care Assistant for a gentleman wheelchair user
UKCIL - Stockton-on-Tees
£12.71 to £12.71 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Personal Care Assistant for a gentleman wheelchair user Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: d66ab975 About the Role We are looking for a reliable, friendly and supportive Personal Care Assistant to provide person-centred support to a gentleman with an acquired brain injury. This rewarding role will involve assisting him to maintain his independence, access activities in the community and enjoy day-to-day life. The successful candidate will build a positive and supportive working relationship while providing practical assistance and companionship. Working Hours The role includes the following regular hours: Monday – Daytime Wednesday – Evening Thursday – Daytime Every other Saturday – Daytime There may also be opportunities to undertake additional respite hours throughout the year. Main Duties The Personal Care Assistant will provide support with: Personal care Toileting support Medication prompts Meal preparation and support with meals Using and managing a wheelchair Supporting access to community activities, including bingo and other social outings Attending and accessing day services Providing companionship and social support Promoting independence, choice and wellbeing About You We are looking for someone who is: Reliable and dependable Friendly, patient and supportive Able to communicate effectively Respectful of privacy and dignity Flexible and willing to support community activities Committed to providing high-quality person-centred support Essential Requirements Ability to drive an adapted vehicle Full driving licence Good communication and interpersonal skills Training Full training will be provided to the successful candidate. Key Responsibilities Services Meal Preparation Personal Care Social + Leisure activities Support to remain independent Training Moving & Handling Transportation Full UK driving license Can drive a motability equipped car Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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Personal Care Assistant for a Young Man in Billingham
UKCIL - Billingham
£12.71 to £12.71 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Personal Care Assistant for a Young Man in Billingham Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: cca851f5 Location: Supporting in the local community Hours: 4 hours per week Preferred Day: Tuesday (approximately 11:00am – 3:00pm, although flexibility is available to accommodate activities, events, and mutual availability) About the Role We are looking for a friendly, reliable, and enthusiastic Personal Care Assistant to support a quiet and friendly individual with a range of medical conditions. The role focuses on helping increase independence, confidence, and social inclusion by supporting to access community activities and pursue interests. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building positive relationships and supporting individuals to live fulfilling and independent lives. Duties May Include Providing companionship and encouragement. Supporting access to the local community. Assistance in attending public attractions, events, and social activities. Supporting participation in hobbies and interests, including gaming, art or cookery classes. Encouraging independence, confidence, and social interaction. Providing support in a way that promotes choice, dignity, and wellbeing. Person Specification The successful applicant will: Be friendly, patient, and approachable. Hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Have experience of supporting individuals with complex medical conditions and be willing to learn about our client's specific needs. Have an interest in gaming and community-based activities. Be reliable, flexible, and able to adapt plans when required. Be committed to promoting independence and person-centred support. Additional Information The role is initially offered at 4 hours per week, with flexibility around support times depending on activities and events. There may be an opportunity to increase the number of hours following a successful trial period. If you are caring, dependable, and passionate about helping people achieve their goals and enjoy new experiences, we would love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities Services Social + Leisure activities Support to remain independent Transportation Full UK driving license Own personal car Can drive a motability equipped car Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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Care Assistant for a person @16 an hour in CT4
UKCIL - Canterbury
£16 to £16 an hour
On-sitePermanentFull time
Care Assistant for a person @16 an hour in CT4 Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: ba95ddce “I am a young female adult with Cerebral Palsy, I enjoy going shopping and taking trips to the cinema. In the summer, I like to go on days out to the beach and enjoy the fresh air. I am very easy going and love to be out and about. I would like to find a like-minded person who will support me to live my life to the full.” Key Responsibilities Services Meal Preparation Personal Care Social + Leisure activities Support to remain independent Training Essential PA Guide Safeguarding Adults/Children Moving & Handling Food Hygiene Hand hygiene Transportation Full UK driving license Can drive a motability equipped car Medical Safe Administration of Medication Continence Care Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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Personal Care Assistant for a young woman in Hunwick
UKCIL - CROOK
£15 to £15 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Personal Care Assistant for a young woman in Hunwick Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 3ae4248d I am looking for a personal care assistant to help with daily needs such as dressing, washing hair and assisting in the shower. Preparing some meals, taking me shopping and accompanying me to my activities. I like shopping, going to bingo, pimms and needles, discos, meeting friends and getting my nails done. I like to be as independent as possible. I already have a personal support worker but am looking for someone to cover days off and holidays including some weekends. I don't like animals or children's activities and I'm not very keen on going to the cinema. Key Responsibilities Services Meal Preparation Personal Care Domestic Care Social + Leisure activities Support to remain independent Training Essential PA Guide Safeguarding Adults/Children Moving & Handling Understanding challenging behaviour Food Hygiene First Aid Hand hygiene Autism / Aspergers Transportation Full UK driving license Own personal car Medical Safe Administration of Medication Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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Care Assistant - Female Only - Driver Only
NHS Jobs - Winchester
Negotiable
PermanentFull time
Package Description: Could you be the reason someone smiles? Join us as a Home Care Assistant and make a real difference while building a rewarding career in care No experience necessary Theres something truly special about helping others live with dignity and joy, especially in their own home.Whether its sharing a cup of tea and a good chat, helping with daily routines and personal care, or being that friendly face that brightens a clients morning; youre giving more than care youre giving connection. *Please note: This post is restricted to female applicants only as a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.This is because the role involves providing personal care to women, where it is necessary to preserve their dignity and privacy.* And the best part? You get just as much back. The gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with youWhat we Offer Outstanding career development with fully funded professional training and qualifications (up to QCF level 5). Flexible contracts to work around you Refer a friend scheme - earn up to £1000* Up to £13.90an hour and mileage paid - 32p per mile Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay The Role of a Home Carer: Supporting people with their daily routines, including household tasks and personal care Helping with shopping, preparing nutritious meals, and making a comforting cup of tea Providing companionship, a listening ear, and friendly conversation Helping with medication About you: Above all, were looking for someone kind, compassionate, and genuinely passionate about helping others.You dont need previous care experience or qualifications; if you have the right attitude and a caring nature, we can teach you the rest. Youll bring: A warm, caring, and compassionate approach to supporting others Strong people skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships A supportive, professional, and team-focused mindset A minimum of 12 months remaining on your right to work in the UK (please note we are currently unable to offer sponsorship) A full UK driving licence and access to your own car Flexibility to work alternating weekends If youve got a kind heart, a listening ear and a desire to make a clients world a little brighter, all while learning new valuable skills or continued development, wed love to have you join our team. About us Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-ownedcare provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers
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Female personal care assistant LE7 9PY
Private Household - Leicester
£14.33 to £20 an hour
On-sitePermanentFull time
Summary I’m recruiting an additional personal assistant to join my established care team in a long-term, one-to-one role supporting me at home in Thurnby, Leicestershire. I’m a tetraplegic woman in my early 40s and live with my husband, four-year-old child, and a dog in an active, friendly household. I work and study part-time from home, and life is varied — this is not a quiet or clinical environment. The role • Permanent position • Privately employed (PAYE – no agency or third-party involvement) • Full-time or part-time options available • Guaranteed hours Shift times • Day shift: 7:30am – 5:00pm • Evening shift: 5:00pm – 10:00pm • Night shift: 10:00pm – 9:00am (Flexibility for the right person to work days, evenings, nights, or a combination.) Pay & benefits • £14.33 per hour • Bank holidays paid at time and a half • 5.6 weeks paid holiday (pro rata) • Workplace pension Duties include • Personal care, including bowel and bladder management • Hoist transfers (full training provided) • Supporting daily routines • Meal preparation and light domestic tasks • Driving my wheelchair-accessible vehicle to appointments, work, and social activities • Occasional travel and overnight stays Essential requirements • Full driving licence • Non-smoker (non-smoking home and role) • Comfortable working in a home with a young child and a dog • Good level of spoken English for clear communication and safety • Reliable, calm, and happy working as part of a small team No previous care experience required — full training provided.
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Senior Practitioner - Children in Care, West Essex
Essex County Council - Harlow, Essex
£48,205 to £57,988 a year
PermanentFull time
Senior Practitioner - Children in Care, West Essex Permanent, Full Time £48,205 to £57,988 per annum Location: Harlow Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 7th October 2026 Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK. Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently. We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children's services. If you would like more information on this, please follow this link We are a friendly, supportive, and hard-working team where we always hold children at the centre of what we do. We have created an open, reflective and learning culture where social workers feel enabled and supported to raise issues, consider different perspectives, challenge authority, and try out different approaches in a safe and non-blaming environment. Good quality reflective supervision is provided to all social workers and senior practitioners. Sonia and Padraig talk about our great team As a Senior Practitioner you will provide leadership in the team, provide both support and mentoring to newly qualified or less experienced staff, facilitate reflective group supervision, oversee the team's duty service, deputise for the Team Manager when needed and have responsibility to lead in a practice area. There will be opportunities for your own professional development and for being part of developing our team and service. Children in Care Children in Care (CIC) teams work with children and young people up to the age of 18 who are in care- they're unable to live at home and are either placed with a foster carer or live in residential homes. They work with children and young people to ensure their experiences in care is a good one and that the work undertaken prepares them for their transition into leaving care or return home to family. The CIC teams receive cases in proceedings after the first hearing, they visit children and young people in placement, develop permanency plans which include Special Guardianship Order (SGO) and adoption, undertake life-story work to enable a child to understand the reasons for being in care and also support children to return home to birth family. To read more about us please visit Children & Families Please take a look at our 'No Magic' Children & Families video Skills, knowledge and Experience A recognised social work qualification i.e. Diploma, degree or masters in social work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent, with current registration with Social Work England as a registered social worker. Evidence of continuing professional development, aligned to any relevant Professional Competency/Capability frameworks or Knowledge and Skills Statements. Significant experience of social work, demonstrating a comprehensive and up to date understanding of all relevant legislation, regulation and guidance. Experience of mentoring both Social Work students and newly qualified and experienced Social Work staff, being a subject matter expert in professional social work practice. Experience of chairing meetings involving clients, family members and/or carers and other multi-agency professionals. Developing strong relationships with partners, other agencies and the local community to achieve joint objectives and offer a supportive framework for children, young people and families. In depth understanding of delivery of value for money interventions balanced against need. Proven track record of clear decision making in order to highlight and limit the potential risks associated with intervention. The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential. Why Essex? As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you. Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site. Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs. At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone. As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page. 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Residential Child Care Worker (Sessional/Casual)
North Lakes Children's Services - Brampton, Cumbria
£13.23 to £13.23 an hour
ContractPart time
Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional/Casual) Company: North Lakes Children's Services Full Time/Permanent: Shift pattern- ad-hoc cover Salary: £13.23 per hour Location: Headsnook About North Lakes North Lakes Children's Services provides residential care and education for boys aged 6-18, helping them build resilience, confidence, and key life skills. As a Support Care Worker, you'll be a positive role model-approachable, supportive, and committed to making a meaningful difference. Creating safe, nurturing, and fun experiences is central to what we do. We're recruiting Casual Care Workers for our homes in Carlisle and Headsnook-warm, compassionate individuals who want to help young people recover from early life experiences and thrive. Main Duties Support daily routines: morning/evening tasks, personal hygiene, meals, school runs, activities, and bedtime Promote independence, life skills, socialisation, and room cleanliness Attend appointments and support activity plans and daily targets Complete paperwork: day sheets, handovers, budgeting, checks, and daily records Carry out household tasks: cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal prep, and kitchen hygiene Complete safety checks (COSHH, fire, vehicle) Build positive relationships with families and help organise family time About You: Flexibility to work up to 14‑hour shifts with varied start times (08:00, 12:00, 14:00), including potential sleep‑ins Understanding of the challenges faced by young people in care Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification (or willingness to work toward it) Excellent communication, listening, and teamwork skills Willingness to learn and complete an enhanced DBS (paid for by us) Experience in EBD, social care, residential work, or youth work (advantageous) North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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Residential Child Care Worker (Sessional/Casual)
North Lakes Children's Services - Carlisle, Cumbria
£13.23 to £13.23 an hour
ContractPart time
Residential Childcare Support Worker (Sessional/Casual) Company: North Lakes Children's Services Full Time/Permanent: Shift pattern- ad-hoc cover Salary: £13.23 per hour Location: Carlisle About North Lakes North Lakes Children's Services provides residential care and education for boys aged 6-18, helping them build resilience, confidence, and key life skills. As a Support Care Worker, you'll be a positive role model-approachable, supportive, and committed to making a meaningful difference. Creating safe, nurturing, and fun experiences is central to what we do. We're recruiting Casual Care Workers for our homes in Carlisle and Headsnook-warm, compassionate individuals who want to help young people recover from early life experiences and thrive. Main Duties Support daily routines: morning/evening tasks, personal hygiene, meals, school runs, activities, and bedtime Promote independence, life skills, socialisation, and room cleanliness Attend appointments and support activity plans and daily targets Complete paperwork: day sheets, handovers, budgeting, checks, and daily records Carry out household tasks: cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal prep, and kitchen hygiene Complete safety checks (COSHH, fire, vehicle) Build positive relationships with families and help organise family time About You: Flexibility to work up to 14‑hour shifts with varied start times (08:00, 12:00, 14:00), including potential sleep‑ins Understanding of the challenges faced by young people in care Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification (or willingness to work toward it) Excellent communication, listening, and teamwork skills Willingness to learn and complete an enhanced DBS (paid for by us) Experience in EBD, social care, residential work, or youth work (advantageous) North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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