Home Care Worker (Kendal) Kendal, GB Furness £12.50 - £17.00 / hr

MSH Healthcare Ltd; Kendal; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider in Kendal is seeking a compassionate Home Care Assistant to help individuals live independently at home. The role involves providing tailored personal care, administering medication, and offering companionship. Applicants should be empathetic, flexible, and hold a valid UK driving license. Competitive hourly rates starting at £12.50 and a supportive company culture with extensive training are offered. Apply now to join this rewarding team!

Benefits

£250 Signing Bonus after 3 months for contracts 30+ hours/week

Competitive hourly rates starting at £12.50

Flexibility with guaranteed hours

Full training provided

Refer a Friend Bonus

Qualifications

• Willing to have an enhanced DBS check completed.
• Must be 18 years old or older.
• Must have a valid UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care tailored to individual needs.
• Administer medication responsibly.
• Engage in companionship and conversation.
• Support independence and choice for service users.

Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Communication

Compassion

Job description

Ready to start your Superhero Career? As a carer with MSH, your job is to help people live independently at home. This could mean anything from helping with personal care or medication reminders, to simple companionship and friendly conversation. You have the ability to add a little magic into someone's day.

***£250 Signing Bonus paid*** after 3 months of employment for contracts 30+hours/week (eligible for hires starting 13/5/2025)

Do you believe in high-quality care, served with a big helping of kindness and top-notch customer service for folks in their own homes? MSH Healthcare is always on the lookout for fantastic people with the right stuff to join our friendly care team. What's the right stuff, you ask? We need carers who are patient, kind, and compassionate - with a dash of flexibility and a sprinkle of a sense of humour.

If you're ready to swoop in and banish loneliness, boost independence, and give people more choice and control in their own homes, then consider this your bat-signal - we want YOU!

What you need to know

• In this role, there is no such thing as a typical client or a typical day.
• Every person you care for is an individual with their own personal needs and personality, and their care will be tailored to meet these needs.
• Your main responsibilities will range from providing personal care, administering medication, shopping calls or companionship.
• Set shift pattern with alternate weekends off!

What we need from you

• Be caring, empathetic, respectful and flexible
• Be willing to have an enhanced DBS check completed
• You must be 18yrs old or older
• Must have a valid UK driving licence
• Competitive hourly rates starting at £12.50, with client uplifts available
• Flexiblerota schedule withpermanent contractsof employment withguaranteed hours.
• Travel Time paidbetween visits at NMW!
• Refer a Friend Bonus!
• Full, nurse-led training provided.
• Fully Funded,Nationally Accredited Qualifications.
• Greatlong-term Career Opportunitieswithin a growing business.
• Work for afriendly companywhere you are supported and listened to.

Working for Us

MSH Healthcare supports over 120 service users across Furness, the South Lakes and further afield. We are committed to delivering the highest possible standards of person‑centred care. Our Home Care Assistants must excel in promoting choice and independence and developing services that enhance the quality of life and wellbeing of the people we support.

As a Home Care Assistant with MSH Healthcare not only do we offer one of the best hourly rates around we promise you a fulfilling role and a commitment to develop your skills and career together with a wide range of benefits to meet your needs. You will be supported with a comprehensive induction programme and plenty of access to further education for your own professional development. We offer you a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in a rewarding and enriching environment. We’re committed to investing in our colleagues.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.