Care Assistant

Job description

Job Title – Community Care AssistantLocation – Dartford / KentHourly pay – £13.00 – £16.00We are now seeking dedicated Care Assistants to join our professional care team in Dartford and help us continue setting the highest standards in home care.

Our customers value familiarity, trust and respect. As a Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in enabling people to remain independent, comfortable and safe in their own homes. Whether working independently or as part of a close‐knit team, you will be supported every step of the way by experienced professionals who value your contribution.

This is more than a role it is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to someone's quality of life, every single day.

The RoleYour responsibilities will include:

Delivering quality, person‐centred care tailored to individual needs

Assisting with personal care, including bathing, dressing and grooming

Supporting with meal planning, preparation and nutrition

Providing medication support in line with care plans and best practice

Undertaking light domestic duties such as laundry, tidying and cleaning

Building trusted, consistent and positive relationships with the people you support

We're looking for:

Excellent communication skills

A full UK driver's licence and access to a car is preferred

You have the right to work in the UK (we do NOT offer any form of Sponsorship)

Experience is required for this role

What we offer:

You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts

We offer the flexibility of either a zero‐hour contract or contracted hours, whichever suits your lifestyle the most.

Work with our own clients, no agency work

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Continued professional development to support you & your career

Holiday pay

Refer a friend scheme

Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff

Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

Additional InformationIn line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake enhanced DBS, right to work, reference and employment history checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

We reserve the right to close this position early.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Dartford

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English