External opportunity
Care Assistant
£14.8–15.15 per hour
Posted 13 Oct 2026 · Other
Job description
Job Description
🌟 What Else You’ll Help With
🤝 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, and families
Qualifications
🦸 What You’ll Need (Besides a Cape & Superpowers!)
Experience isn’t essential – we’ll provide full training. What matters is your compassion, resilience, and eagerness to learn.
💙 Compassion and respect for others
🗣️ Strong communication skills
🧩 Problem-solving abilities
✅ The right to work in the UK (sorry, time travellers from the future can’t apply yet)
Additional Information
🎁 What You’ll Receive
✨ Guaranteed Hours available for the right candidates – giving you the security of regular work.
Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity pay
Death in Service payment
Pension scheme
Benefits & Well-being platform
28 days annual leave (pro rata)
Cycle to Work scheme
Refer-a-Friend bonus (£300 per referral)
Blue Light Card eligibility (exclusive discounts!)
Flexible hours – part-time and full-time
Local work with paid mileage
Enhanced pay for weekends & bank holidays
Paid training – online and face-to-face
Career progression opportunities
Access to our in-house app
The backing of the largest care company in the UK
No experience required
🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes?
If you’re ready for a career adventure that’s more exciting than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory, apply today and become part of our journey to transform care.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
Company Description
🌟 Brighter Days. Fresh Challenges. Real Impact. 🌟
Full-Time Care Assistant – Essex (IG11) & Surrounding Areas
Are you ready to make a genuine difference every single day? We’re expanding our team across Essex and East London, including (but not limited to):
📍 Areas You’ll Support:
Beacontree · Chadwell Heath · Heath · Mayesbrook · Parsloes · Valence · Whalebone
💷 Pay: £14.80 – £15.15 per hour
🕒 Shifts Available: 7 days a week
Day: 06:00/07:00 – 14:00
Evening: 14:00 – 22:00/23:00
✨ Guaranteed hours available for the right candidates, giving you the security of consistent work.
Why Join MiHomeCare?
At MiHomeCare, every day is different. You’ll face fresh challenges, experience truly rewarding moments, and play a vital role in helping people live with dignity, comfort, and independence. Whether supporting someone as they start their morning or offering companionship in the evening, the care you provide truly matters.
As one of the largest care organisations in the UK, we’re proud to be transforming the sector—using innovative technology, smarter ways of working, and a commitment to outstanding care. With our scale and success comes genuine career opportunity, flexibility, and long-term stability.
💙 Your Role: Care Professional
You’ll deliver essential support to clients in their own homes, following personalised care plans designed to uphold dignity, respect, and independence.
Your responsibilities will include:
Providing personal care (bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming)
Assisting with medication (preparation and administration)
Supporting with mobility and safe use of aids/equipment
Preparing meals and snacks, offering mealtime assistance
Carrying out light domestic duties (laundry, making beds, light cleaning)
Offering companionship and building meaningful, positive relationships
Pay, skills & work eligibility
Compensation
£14.8–15.15 per hour
Pay basis not specified
Stated in original posting data. No currency conversion or estimated salary.
View compensation wording
Original posting compensation: min 14.8; max 15.15; currency GBP; period HOURLY.
Location, eligibility & working hours
- Listed work location
- Barking, England, United Kingdom
- Visa sponsorship
- Not stated clearly
- Relocation support
- Not stated clearly
- Working hours / time zone
- Not stated clearly
- Work authorization wording
- ✅ The right to work in the UK (sorry, time travellers from the future can’t apply yet)
Remote does not automatically mean work from any country. A location match does not confirm work authorization, sponsorship or relocation eligibility.
Requirements at a glance
Named skills identified in the listing. A mention is not always a requirement; read the full description and employer conditions.
Location & work arrangement
Listed work locations
- Barking, England, United Kingdom