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Reablement Care Assistant

On-site in East Hertfordshire·Full-time·Added 8 months ago (last checked 6 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • £14.20 an hour

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Benefits

  • 28 days holiday

    Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

  • Cycle to work scheme

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • ✨ Guaranteed hours available for the right candidates – giving you the security of regular work.
  • Enhanced maternity, adoption & paternity pay
  • Pension scheme
  • Death in Service benefit
  • 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Paid mileage
  • Enhanced weekend & bank holiday pay
  • Paid training (online & face-to-face)
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Employee benefits & wellbeing platform
  • Blue Light Card eligibility (staff discounts)
  • Refer-a-Friend bonus (£300 per referral)
  • Flexible hours – part-time and full-time available
  • Local work with the backing of the largest care company in the UK

The role

What you'll do

As a Care Professional, you’ll provide essential care and support in the homes of our clients, following personalised care plans that put dignity and respect at the heart of everything you do.

You’ll help with:

  • Supporting with personal care – bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming
  • Assisting with medication – preparation and administration
  • Helping with mobility and using aids/equipment safely
  • Preparing meals/snacks and offering mealtime support
  • Carrying out light domestic duties – laundry, making beds, light cleaning
  • Offering companionship and building meaningful relationships
  • 🤝 Companionship – conversations, activities, outings
  • 💊 Medication Management – collecting prescriptions, reminders, safe administration
  • 🍲 Nutrition & Mealtimes – cooking nutritious meals, considering dietary needs
  • 🏡 Housekeeping – light cleaning, laundry, tidying
  • 🚶 Mobility Assistance – transfers, walking support, use of aids
  • 👀 Health Monitoring – observing and reporting changes in condition
  • 🌍 Social Inclusion – helping maintain community and family connections
  • 💬 Emotional Support – empathy, reassurance, and a listening ear
  • 📝 Documentation – accurate record keeping
  • 🛡️ Safety & Emergency Response – creating safe environments, acting quickly when needed

🤝 Collaboration – working closely with colleagues, professionals,

How you'll work

We believe great work deserves great pay – and that’s why our carers are paid for the full shift, not just contact time:

  • £14.20 per hour – Monday to Friday
  • £16.00 per hour – Saturday & Sunday

✨ Guaranteed hours available for the right candidates – giving you the security of regular work.

We believe great work deserves great pay.

  • £14.20 per hour – Monday to Friday
  • £16.00 per hour – Saturday & Sunday
  • Day: 06:00/07:00 – 14:00
  • Evening: 14:00 – 22:00/23:00

📍 East Hertfordshire – Main Areas

  • North East Herts – Buntingford & surrounding villages
  • South East Herts – Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth & nearby villages
  • Central Herts – Hertford, Ware & surrounding villages
  • West Herts (Rural Villages) – Much Hadham, Little Hadham, Walkern, Watton-at-Stone, Standon, Puckeridge, Braughing, Hunsdon, High Cross, Thundridge, Great Amwell, Wareside, Albury, Widford, Aspenden & Westmill

🚗 Requirements

  • Full UK driving licence
  • Access to a vehicle (essential for travel between clients)

🦸 What You’ll Need (Besides a Cape and Superpowers!)

Hold onto your hats — ideally, you’ll have at least 6 months of social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders!

But here’s the truth: what matters most to us is your heart of gold and your ability to sprinkle kindness wherever you go. You’ll need to be as resilient as a rubber band and as eager to learn as a curious kitten. Don’t worry — we’ll help you level up your skills and knowledge as part of our close-knit (and delightfully quirky) team.

While experience is a bonus, we’re really looking for people who:

💙 Have compassion oozing from every pore
🗣️ Can communicate like a UN diplomat
🧩 Possess problem-solving powers that would impress Mother Teresa
👵 Are committed to respectful, high-quality care that would make your gran proud
✅ Have the right to work within the UK

🚗 A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential (some clients live in rural areas and need heroes who can reach them).

About City and County Healthcare Group

Industry
Healthcare

In their own words

About the company & team

🌟 Support Independence. Build Confidence. Make a Real Impact. 🌟

Now Recruiting: Reablement Care Assistants – East Hertfordshire & Surrounding areas

We’re looking for compassionate, reliable people to join our team as Reablement Care Assistants.

This role is about much more than providing support — it’s about helping people rebuild confidence, regain daily skills, and restore independence in their own homes.

Every visit makes a difference: from enabling someone to cook a meal again, to supporting them back on their feet after hospital discharge. If you want to see the direct results of your care and celebrate small but powerful milestones with clients, this role is for you.

Additional information

If you’re ready to start a rewarding career supporting people to regain independence and confidence, join our reablement team of everyday heroes. Apply today!

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer

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