Care Assistant

Job summary

Provide warm companionship and personal care support to customers in their own homes, including assistance with mobility and medication. Help with household tasks such as cleaning, cooking, and essential errands to ensure customers remain safe and independent.

Job details

Care Assistant Department: West 1 Employment Type: Flexible Location: Torquay Compensation: £14.80 / hour Description Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Culture. Extraordinary Careers. Helping Hands was built on kindness and it still guides everything we do today. We’re a purpose-driven team helping people live well in the homes and communities they love. Join us, and you’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious team where your work truly matters, and you can grow a career that counts. As a Care Assistant with Helping Hands, you’ll make a real difference every day, supporting people to live well, stay independent, and feel safe in the homes they love. You don’t need previous care experience; what matters most is kindness, reliability and a genuine desire to help others. We’ll give you all the training, support and confidence you need to thrive. What you’ll do Provide warm, meaningful companionship to customers in their own homes. Support with personal care, including washing, bathing, dressing and toileting. Assist with mobility needs, helping customers stay safe and confident. Oversee and administer medication in line with care plans. Help with household tasks such as cleaning, cooking and meal preparation. Run essential errands, from food shopping to collecting prescriptions. Offer calm, considerate support that helps customers feel truly cared for. What you’ll bring A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle. The Right to Work in the UK. A kind, adaptable, people-first mindset. A willingness to learn. No prior care experience needed. Reliability, compassion, and the confidence to support others with dignity. Why Helping Hands? Paid mileage of 35p per mile between calls. Early pay app (access up to 50% of pay before payday). Refer-a-friend bonus (earn up to £100). Direct employment with paid holiday and pension. Apprenticeship routes and nationally recognised qualifications (Care Certificate, NVQs). FREE Blue Light Card with hundreds of discounts. Range of flexible shift patterns to suit your lifestyle. Annual pay reviews aligned to cost of living.

What you’ll do

Provide warm companionship and personal care support to customers in their own homes, including assistance with mobility and medication. Help with household tasks such as cleaning, cooking, and essential errands to ensure customers remain safe and independent.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a full UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle, along with the legal right to work in the UK. No prior care experience is required, but a kind, adaptable, and reliable mindset is essential.

Benefits

• Paid mileage
• Early pay app
• Refer-a-friend bonus
• Paid holiday
• Pension
• Apprenticeship routes
• Nationally recognised qualifications
• Blue light card
• Flexible shift patterns
• Annual pay reviews

Listed skills

• Personal Care · Preferred
• Cleaning · Preferred
• Cooking · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Companionship
• Personal care
• Mobility support
• Medication administration
• Cleaning
• Cooking
• Meal preparation
• Errand running
• Communication
• Reliability
• Compassion
• Toileting
• Meal Planning And Preparation
• Willingness To Learn
• Medical Prescription
• Medication Administration
• Personal Care
• Social Support

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Care Assistant
• Home Health Aide
• Home-based Personal Care Workers
• Home Health Aides
• Home Health and Personal Care Aides