Care Assistant

Holland & Barrett; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A private home care service in Edinburgh is looking for Community Care Assistants. This role involves assisting clients with daily tasks, meal preparation, and personal care. We welcome candidates with or without experience, as full training will be provided. The position offers competitive pay at £12.60/hour, plus additional benefits like mileage allowance, paid training, and career development opportunities. This is a great chance to start a fulfilling career in care while making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Paid training and induction

Job security

Generous refer-a-friend scheme

Access to well-being services

Employee assistance programme

Free uniform and PPE

In-store discounts

Qualifications

• Must have a kind, caring, and compassionate demeanor.
• Must have good English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in meal preparation and medication prompts.
• Support clients with personal care needs.
• Help clients engage in care planning.
• Record daily visit information.

Skills

Kind and caring nature

Good level of English

Job description

£12.60/hour (+ holiday pay), Pension and mileage allowance (25p/mile)

Permanent contracts for both P/T & F/T with guaranteed hours or flexible working patterns

MYLIFE HOMECARE EDINBURGH

• DOMICILIARY CARE

VACANCIES ACROSS EDINBURGH!

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY – APPLY TODAY!

The MyLife Edinburgh team offer private home‑care services in Edinburgh. We are a friendly and caring team, dedicated in providing high‑quality support to our service users.

MyLife offers the gold standard in private care services, and therefore also offer the gold standard of training and support to our carers. We believe it’s important to ensure all carers are happy and satisfied in their role, from feeling confident, being able to talk to management whenever they need to, as well as receiving a competitive rate of pay and recognition. Our Care Assistants agree, reporting that 97% were either 'Very Satisfied' or 'Satisfied' with their 'Professional relations with service users'.

As a Care Assistant, you will provide individualised packages of care to support and enable people to maintain their independence and enjoyment of being in their own home. The care we deliver varies depending on individual need, but is always expected be of the highest standard.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about care and looking for a role that offers great opportunities for career development.

Benefits / What we can offer you

• Inclusive Pay Package: Our competitive salary (£12.60/hour) includes holiday pay, ensuring you are compensated fairly for your hard work
• Mileage allowance or bus‑pass payments for non‑drivers
• Permanent contracts for both P/T & F/T
• 28 Days annual holiday (pro rata)
• Paid training & induction programme
• Job security
• Generous refer‑a‑friend scheme with opportunity to earn up to £300 per referral
• Career Development opportunities with nationally recognised care certificates, and further opportunities
• Access to extensive well‑being services and fitness programmes.
• Employee assistance programme
• Free uniform & PPE
• Help with your SSSC Registration
• In‑store discounts with an exclusive Blue Light card offering up to 60% off high‑street names.
• And, of course, an exciting opportunity to give back to those who need it most.

What we are looking for

• Due to popular demand, we are recruiting for Community Care Assistants to work in Edinburgh to cover shifts throughout the day. Please note, we do ask for availability on alternate weekends.
• Kind, caring and compassionate people.
• Good level of English.
• For drivers: Have the use of their own transport during working hours car/motorcycle etc.
• Experienced & non‑experienced carers – everyone is welcome as we provide full training!

As a Community Care Assistant, your tasks will include

• Assisting our clients in all aspects of their daily life, i.e. meal preparation, medication prompts and general domestic support.
• Assisting clients with personal care.
• Supporting clients to take an active role in the planning and provision of their care.
• Recording and reporting daily visit information.

At MyLife Edinburgh we welcome everyone to apply, no matter your experience level. If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers

With our full training and continual professional development scheme, this could be the start of your new career making a real difference to the lives of those in the community.