Minimum one year’s UK domiciliary care experience required

Right at Home Bournemouth and Poole is an award-winning, friendly local home-care provider. We believe our employees are our greatest asset and make sure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

We are looking for experienced, kind and reliable female Care Assistants to join our supportive team. You must have at least one year’s experience providing domiciliary care in the UK, supporting people in their own homes.

Sponsorship is available for eligible applicants already in the UK, including those seeking to change sponsors, subject to current Home Office requirements and individual eligibility.

You will support adults in Bournemouth or Poole to live safely, independently and comfortably in their own homes. This is a varied and rewarding role in which you can make a meaningful difference every day.

What we offer our Carers

• Premium hourly rates of £14.40 to £15.52, depending on qualification

• An additional £2 per hour at weekends

• Enhanced pay for bank holidays

• Holiday pay

• Mileage expenses of 34p per mile

• Travel time pay

• Mobile phone allowance

• DBS cost fully reimbursed after six months, subject to completion of probation

• Flexible shifts close to home

• High-quality induction, ongoing training and support

• Full PPE and required equipment to keep you safe at work

• Going The Extra Mile Rewards

• Reliability bonus worth up to 4% of your pay

• Monthly employee raffles with prizes

• Annual anniversary meals celebrating your service with the team

• Career development opportunities, including fully supported Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications and progression into training roles

• An employer that listens, values and appreciates everything you do

• A company-funded Blue Light Card, offering thousands of discounts

• NEST workplace pension

• A supportive, family-feel team

• Meaningful work and excellent job satisfaction

What you will do

Depending on each client’s individual needs, you may:

• Provide companionship and encourage clients to get the most from their day

• Support clients with washing, dressing and other personal care

• Assist with medication in line with your training and care plans

• Prepare meals

• Help with shopping and light housekeeping

• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings

• Our earliest visit starts at 7am and our latest finishes by 10pm

What we are looking for

You will need to:

• Have a minimum of one year’s domiciliary care experience in the UK

• Be confident supporting people in their own homes and delivering person-centred care

• Hold a full driving licence valid in the UK

• Have access to a suitable vehicle with business-use insurance

• Working at least alternate weekends

• Have a genuine desire to help others

• Be kind, patient, dependable and positive

• Work well independently and as part of a team

Sponsorship

We welcome applications from experienced carers already in the UK who require sponsorship. Sponsorship is subject to eligibility checks and current Home Office requirements. Please state in your application whether you require sponsorship or a change of sponsor.

Female occupational requirement

These vacancies involve providing intimate personal care to female clients where being female is a genuine occupational requirement to protect their privacy and dignity. These posts are therefore open to female applicants only, under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Interested?

If you have at least one year’s UK domiciliary care experience and want to join a team that values your skills, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now or call our friendly team on 01202 280855 to learn more.

Right at Home is committed to equal opportunities and fair recruitment. The female-only requirement applies specifically to these vacancies for the reasons set out above.