Domiciliary Care Assistant

Hours

Full Time and Part Time Available

Shift patterns include:
• Morning/Lunch Shifts: 7am to 2pm
• Afternoon/Evening Shifts: 3pm to 10pm
• Long Days Available: 7am to 10pm

Alternative weekends can be arranged on a rota basis.

Please note this service cannot accommodate school hours only availability.

Contract

Permanent

About the Service

Our client is a well established domiciliary care provider supporting individuals within their own homes across Calderdale and surrounding areas.

The service prides itself on delivering high quality, compassionate care and has built a strong family style culture amongst both staff and clients. They are looking for carers who genuinely want to make a difference, build trust with vulnerable people, and become part of a reliable and supportive team.

This is not just a “drop in and rush out” service. The manager is looking for carers who take pride in their work, communicate well, and understand the importance of consistency, reliability, and relationship building.

The Role

As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, you will provide person centred support to individuals within their own homes, helping them maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life.

Duties will include:

• Personal care and continence support
• Medication administration and prompting
• Meal preparation and nutrition support
• Companionship and emotional support
• Supporting with daily routines and wellbeing
• Building positive relationships with service users and families
• Writing and updating care notes accurately
• Reporting concerns and changes in needs appropriately
• Delivering care in line with safeguarding and CQC standards

Staff typically support around 7 to 8 clients per day, with a mixture of single calls and double up care visits.

Where possible, carers are kept working within one local area to support continuity for both staff and clients.

What They Are Looking For

The manager is specifically looking for carers who are:

• Reliable and dependable
• Passionate about care
• Compassionate and understanding
• Trustworthy and professional
• Strong communicators
• Committed to good attendance and consistency
• Able to build trust and positive relationships with clients
• Hard working with a strong work ethic

Drivers are essential for this role due to the nature of community based care work.

Essential Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle essential
• Previous care experience preferred
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently within the community
• Right to work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS required

Training & Development

• Paid induction and training provided
• Standard induction is 4 days
• Reduced 1 day induction available for candidates with fully up to date training certificates completed within the last 6 months
• Opportunity to complete Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications after successful probation period
• Ongoing support and development opportunities available

Please note training costs may be reclaimed should staff leave employment within the first 3 months.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Paid mileage at 45p per mile
• Overtime available
• Flexible contracts available
• Supportive management team
• Family style working environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Consistent local work areas where possible

Compliance

All roles are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, and safer recruitment compliance checks in line with CQC requirements.

Unfortunately sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must already hold full right to work in the UK.

Apply Now

If you are a caring, reliable, and committed individual looking to join a supportive domiciliary care team, we would love to hear from you