Care Assistant – Brighton (North, Central & Surrounding Areas)

Holland & Barrett; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning home care provider in Brighton is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to join their team. In this role, you will provide essential personal care, medication support, and companionship to clients. The provider emphasizes flexibility in work hours and ongoing training, offering positions for both full-time and part-time. Ideal candidates will be caring, reliable, and professional with the right to work in the UK. A DBS check will be facilitated, and opportunities for career growth are available.

Benefits

Paid training

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Ongoing support

Flexible contracts

Qualifications

• Right to Work in the UK is mandatory.
• Enhanced DBS is required, with guidance provided.
• Training for moving and handling will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care with dignity and respect.
• Offer medication prompts and maintain accurate records.
• Support meal preparation and hydration.

Skills

Caring communication

Reliability

Professionalism

Job description

Care Assistant – Brighton (North, Central & Surrounding Areas)

Pay: £12.60 per hour
Hours: Typically 7:00am – 2:30pm or 2:30pm – 10:00pm
Location: Brighton (North, Central & Surrounding Areas)
Contract: Full-time or Part-time (flexible hours available)

Role Overview

Join our award-winning care team in Brighton! We have ongoing opportunities for male and female carers to provide person-centred home care, supporting clients with personal care, medication, mobility, meal preparation and companionship. Same hours each day are encouraged for continuity, but we can often accommodate flexibility.

What You’ll Do

• Personal care (washing, dressing, continence) with dignity and respect
• Medication prompts and accurate record-keeping
• Meal preparation and hydration support
• Moving & handling (training provided)
• Companionship and wellbeing checks
• Electronic care records, safeguarding and escalation

Requirements

• Caring, reliable and professional communicator
• Right to Work in the UK (no sponsorship)
• Enhanced DBS (we guide you through the process)
• Drivers and non-drivers welcome; most routes are walking
• Free bus pass or 40p per mile mileage allowance
• For some packages, male or female carers are required to maintain client dignity and safety (genuine occupational requirement under Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9)
• Paid training, PPE and ongoing support
• Flexible contracts (FT/PT) and continuity-focused scheduling
• Opportunities for career progression

​If the advertised shift patterns don’t suit, please still apply—we can often accommodate other flexibility and would love to discuss your availability.

About All Care East Sussex

We are an award‑winning home care provider serving Brighton, Hove and surrounding areas. Recognitions include:

• Registered Manager of the Year 2023 (South East)
• Registered Manager of the Year 2024 (National)
• Care Newcomer of the Year 2025
• Highly Commended Workforce Developer of the Year 2024
• Highly Commended Homecare Care Coordinator 2024

We provide person‑centred care that prioritises dignity, independence and continuity, and we invest in our teams with paid training, PPE and ongoing support.
FB: @allcareeastsussex