Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; Biggleswade; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Biggleswade is seeking Care Assistants to join their team. You'll provide essential services like personal care and companionship to help clients live comfortably in their homes. This role offers flexible shifts to meet your lifestyle needs and involves no prior experience, as full paid training is provided. Join a company that values compassion and offers career progression to make a positive impact every day.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Paid training

Career progression opportunities

Flexible working hours

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Pension scheme

Exclusive discounts via Blue Light Card

Cycle to Work scheme

Refer-a-Friend bonus

Access to wellbeing platform

Qualifications

• Genuine compassion and respect for others.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• A positive, can-do attitude.
• Reliability and a caring nature.
• The right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Help clients live safely and comfortably in their homes.
• Provide personal care, medication support, and companionship.
• Assist with meal preparation and light household duties.

Skills

Compassion

Strong communication

Positive attitude

Reliability

Job description

🌟 Care Assistants – Join Our Sage Care Team! 🌟

At Sage Care, every day is different — and every day gives you the chance to do meaningful, rewarding work that truly changes people’s lives 💙 We’re looking for Care Assistants / Care Professionals to join our friendly, supportive teams across Bedfordshire, delivering high-quality care to people in their own homes.

We proudly support service users across:

🚗 Drivers are essential due to the community-based nature of the role.

We offer flexible shifts to fit around your lifestyle:

Whether you’re looking for consistency or flexibility, we’ll work with you.

Our Care Professionals are at the heart of everything we do. At Sage Care, you’ll be supported, valued, and empowered to make a real difference — every single day.

A career with us means purpose, compassion, and pride in the work you do.

Job Description

💙 What You’ll Be Doing

As a Care Assistant, you’ll help clients live safely, comfortably, and independently in their own homes by following personalised care plans.

Your role will include:

• 💧 Personal care (washing, bathing, dressing, toileting, continence care)
• 💊 Medication support and assistance
• 🍲 Meal preparation and help with eating & drinking
• 🛒 Shopping and everyday practical tasks
• 🧹 Light household duties (laundry, tidying, cleaning, changing beds)
• 🦯 Supporting mobility and use of aids and equipment
• 💬 Providing companionship, reassurance, and emotional support

Qualifications

🦸 What You’ll Need (No Cape Required!)

No experience? No problem! 💪 We provide full, paid training — all you need is compassion, reliability, and the drive to make a real difference.

✅ Genuine compassion and respect for others

✅ Strong communication and listening skills

✅ A positive, can-do attitude (superhero energy encouraged!)

✅ Reliability and a caring nature

✅ The right to work in the UK

✨ If you’re kind-hearted, dependable, and ready to make every day a little brighter — you’ve already got what it takes to be a Care Assistant hero!

🎓 Full paid training provided, plus ongoing support to help you grow and succeed.

Additional Information

🎁 What You’ll Receive

• 🌼 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• 🎓 Paid online & face-to-face training
• 🌱 Career progression & self-development opportunities
• 🕓 Flexible working (full or part-time)
• 👶 Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
• 💰 Pension scheme & Death in Service payment
• 🛍️ Blue Light Card eligibility (exclusive discounts)
• 🚴 Cycle to Work scheme
• 🎉 £300 Refer-a-Friend bonus
• 💆 Access to wellbeing & benefits platform
• 🏢 Be part of the largest care company in the UK

🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes?

If you’re ready for a career that’s as rewarding as it is inspiring, apply today and become part of our mission to transform care.

💙 We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. 💙