Care Support Worker

Home Care Assistants / Domiciliary Care Workers
Caritas Care Solutions | Leicestershire

Pay: A minimum of £12.83 per hour

We offer flexible working hours. Contract terms, hours, shift patterns, and travel and mileage arrangements will be discussed at interview.

Build a rewarding care career with a family-run provider established in 2010.

At Caritas Care Solutions, you will help people stay safe, comfortable and independent in their own homes. Sometimes that means providing personal care or preparing a meal. Sometimes it means offering reassurance, listening carefully or helping someone stay connected with their community.

We welcome experienced carers and people starting their first care role. You will receive paid training, ongoing professional development and support from our care team.

Where you could work

We provide care across the following areas. Please tell us your preferred area when applying:

  • Coalville and Ashby, including Ibstock and Measham.
  • Charnwood North: Loughborough, Shepshed and Kegworth.
  • Charnwood South: Quorn, Barrow upon Soar, Mountsorrel, Birstall, Syston and Thurmaston.
  • West Leicester: Braunstone, Markfield, Anstey, Ratby and Groby.
  • Hinckley and surrounding areas, including Earl Shilton, Sapcote, Stoney Stanton and Broughton Astley.

What you will do

Following each person’s care plan and respecting their choices and routines, you will:

  • Provide personal care sensitively, including washing, dressing and toileting.
  • Support with medication in line with your training and assessed competence.
  • Prepare meals and encourage good nutrition and hydration.
  • Help with light household tasks, including cleaning and laundry.
  • Support appointments, social activities and community outings.
  • Offer companionship and emotional support.
  • Keep accurate records and promptly report changes in wellbeing or safeguarding concerns.

What you will bring

You do not need previous professional care experience. We are looking for:

  • Kindness, patience and respect for people’s dignity and privacy.
  • Good communication and listening skills.
  • Reliability, good timekeeping and a willingness to learn.
  • The ability to work independently and contribute to a team.
  • The ability to make your own travel arrangements to and between service users’ homes and arrive on time for scheduled visits.
  • Willingness to complete training and an enhanced DBS check.

What we offer

  • A minimum pay rate of £12.83 per hour.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Paid training and ongoing professional development.
  • Career progression opportunities.
  • A supportive, friendly working environment.
  • A pension scheme and access to an employee assistance programme.

Interested in joining us?

Apply with your CV, preferred work area and availability. If you are new to care, tell us about the skills and experiences you would bring—whether from another job, volunteering or supporting someone close to you.

Bring your kindness and commitment to Caritas Care Solutions and make a difference in someone’s everyday life.

Pay: From £12.83 per hour

Licence/Certification:

  • Full UK Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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