Home Care Assistant

Papillon Home Care
  • Title Home Care Assistant
  • Setting Clients Home
  • Role Carer / Support Worker
  • Salary £13.72 to £14.73 per hour Weekly pay, holiday inclusive
  • Hours Part Time
  • Location Ashford, Kent

Job Summary

Date posted: 10 April 2025
  • Job Reference: HCAsh

Care workers needed to support clients in their own homes in Ashford.

At Papillon Home Care, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to individuals in their own homes. We understand the importance of building strong relationships, delivering personalised care, and ensuring the safety and well-being of our clients. As a Care Worker, you will play a crucial role in enriching the lives of those we serve.

We have care jobs in Ashford, covering Wye, Kennington, Willesborough, Kingsnorth, Town centre, Stanhope, South Ashford

Papillon Home Care was started in 2018 by Mary Harvey, an award-winning home care registered manager with a wealth of experience in this sector.

Awarded ‘GOOD’ by the CQC, Papillon Home Care we provide the very best in home care that is safe and responsive to our client’s individual needs and we take pride in ensuring clients are treated with dignity, whilst respecting their right to privacy.

No experience? No problem, we provide full training alongside shadow shifts, tasters and full support to help you start a career in care. To be a great carer, you need kindness, compassion and patience; if you have these, we can help with the rest.

(Flexible hours depending on client needs, but some weekend work every other week is required)

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide compassionate personal care to service users with dignity and respect.
  • Safely handle service users and administer medications with accurate record-keeping.
  • Fulfil general duties, including cleaning, laundry and meal preparation.
  • Efficiently manage administrative processes and uphold confidentiality and safety standards.

We have a 5* Rating on Glassdoor and a 4.5* rating on Indeed!

Hear what our staff say: “I have worked for a few local agencies and Papillon Home Care are one of the best. The management team really understand the home care business and they actually care about their staff.”

Papillon Home Care offer full training to those wishing to start a career in care.

Experience requirements:

  • Valid UK driving licence and own transport
  • High level of written and spoken English
  • Kind, caring and compassionate, with a willingness to support the service users and the team.
  • Applicants will be required to have an Enhanced DBS before commencing work, this is at the applicant’s own cost.

Benefits of working with Papillon Home Care:

  • Competitive hourly rates from £13.72 inclusive of holiday pay (from £13.84 for NVQ3 Qualified)
  • Paid Mileage
  • Flexible hours: morning, day, evening and weekend hours
  • Comprehensive training and ongoing support
  • Regular competitions and incentives
  • Working with some really lovely clients
  • The opportunity to progress your career with a fully-funded diplomas
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Auto-enrolment pension scheme*

Join the Papillon Team to make a real difference in people’s lives!

 

Please note that we cannot provide sponsorship for overseas workers or visa holders.