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Bridgend, Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)

Avon Search & Selection Ltd£24000 - 28000 per year

Vacancy: Senior Care Assistant Days - AV1743 Hours: Full Time Location: ...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Bideford, Devon

Avon Search & Selection Ltd£28000 - 31200 per year

Vacancy: Senior Care Assistant (Days) - AV1742B Location: Bideford (North Devon) Pay rate: ...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Havering, Hornchurch, Greater London

Sanctuary Personnel£45.2 - 45.2 per hour

JOB Applydb742659 Social Work Team Manager - Children in Care Team - Gavering, UK - £45.20 per...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Cork, Cork

Medgen Ltd€18 - 41 per hour

MedGen Healthcare Ireland are delighted to announce a position for a Healthcare Assistants for a number of positions in Galway...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Bristol, City of Bristol

Medgen Ltd£24 per hour

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Mental Health Healthcare Assistant looking for a fulfilling part-time role? At MedGen, we specialize...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Chard, Somerset

Medgen Ltd£24 per hour

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Mental Health Healthcare Assistant looking for a fulfilling part-time role? At MedGen, we specialize...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Medgen Ltd£23 per hour

At MedGen, our mission is to be the steadfast pillar of support for healthcare facilities in their most critical moments....

Posted 17th June 2025
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Northampton, Northamptonshire

Medgen Ltd£16.5 - 18 per hour

Join a care provider that values their Care workers and pays for every minute worked. Not only are you paid...

Posted 17th June 2025
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St Peter Port, Guernsey

CPL Healthcare€27950 per year

Support WorkersHealthcare AssistantsFull-timeGuernsey Cpl Healthcare are currently recruiting Qualified Support Workers and Healthcare Assistants for Guernsey, Channel Islands....

Posted 17th June 2025
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Cork, Cork

CPL Healthcare€29000 - 33000 per year

Healthcare AssistantPermanentCork Cpl Healthcare have partnered with leading providers of intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder and acquired brain...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Slough, Berkshire

Sanctuary Personnel£58227 - 60285 per year

JOB Applyd94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Slough, Berkshire

Sanctuary Personnel£51608 - 53587 per year

JOB Applyd94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Newbury, Berkshire

Sanctuary Personnel£39366 - 48708 per year

JOB Applyd94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Nurse SeekersAmazing!!

Care Assistant – Grimsby Care Assistant • Location - Grimsby • Variety shifts available – Days or Nights •...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Hackney, London, Greater London

Sanctuary Personnel£36.57 - 36.57 per hour

JOB Applydb742659 Social Worker Senior Practitioner/Assistant Team Manager within Adults Learning Disabilities in Hackney (UK)...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Horsham, West Sussex

Barchester Healthcare£12.71 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Sherborne, Dorset

Barchester Healthcare£13.60 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Ringwood, Hampshire

Barchester Healthcare£14.27 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Truro, Cornwall

Barchester Healthcare£14.24 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

Barchester Healthcare£12.71 per hour

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making...

Posted 17th June 2025
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Care assistant jobs: frequently asked questions

Welcome to our care assistant jobs page, featuring all the latest roles throughout the UK, as well as frequently asked questions below.

What does a care assistant do?

Care assistants, often also referred to as care workers or simply carers, help vulnerable people to manage their daily lives, and to live as independently as possible.

As a care assistant you will be required to work within the community as opposed to a hospital setting – so in a person’s home or a residential care home.

The people you support could either be adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions or older people.

Your daily duties could involve supporting people with everything from eating and drinking to socialising and carrying out activities.

What are the daily responsibilities of a care assistant?

As a care assistant your day-to-day tasks will likely include:

• Assistance with washing and dressing

• Making food and assisting with eating

• Getting to know the people you’re working with to personalise your care

• Monitoring health and conditions

• Checking that medications are being taken appropriately

• Helping to conduct various activities

• Co-ordinating events and outings

Your shift pattern can vary, as care for the vulnerable is a 24/7 operation.

However, this does tend to mean lots of flexibility in the schedule you choose.

What skills and qualifications do you need to become a care assistant?

You don’t necessarily need any qualifications to become a care assistant.

Some providers may ask for GCSE A-Cs in English and/or Maths, but it isn’t always essential.

Many care assistants enter the workforce with a Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, and some organisations will require this qualification in order to apply.

However, many will also be happy for you to acquire it on the job.

In terms of skills, the key personality trait you’ll need is compassion.

You’ll need lots of patience and resilience, and a real love for helping people.

It’s a rewarding but challenging job.

Experience of supporting vulnerable people isn’t essential, but it can be very useful – even if it’s just caring for a family member.

How much do care assistants earn?

Care assistant pay is hard to accurately define.

It’s mostly unregulated because the majority of care assistants are employed outside of the NHS.

And unfortunately, care assistant pay has remained stagnant for many years.

According to industry statistics, the national average hourly rate is around £8.30 per hour, and average annual salaries are somewhere between £15,000 and £17,000.

It varies regionally, and assistants in London tend to earn more, for example.

Care assistants are currently in extremely high demand, with the UK’s rapidly ageing population.

The government is actively working on a huge recruitment campaign, and the issue of salaries will be under discussion.

It’s hoped that in the coming years average salaries will start to climb.

As a care assistant, it’s also worth noting that you have a good foundation to build a career that will allow you to increase your salary.

Through further study, care assistants often go on to become support workers, social workers and even care managers – positions that offer much improved pay.

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