Care Assistant

Home Instead

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St Albans, England, gb on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted February 25, 2026 Last posted February 25, 2026
Job description

We are a family run company; part of a network of 200+ award winning Home Instead offices across the UK. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of care to our clients, enabling them to remain safely in their own homes as an alternative to residential care.

A mark of this approach to high quality of care is our 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Benefits:

Our Care Assistants are what make us 'Outstanding'. Our benefits reflect this:

  • Excellent rates of pay: £12.25/hr before 6:15pm & £13.25/hr after 6:15pm
  • After 3 months of service we pay an additional 50p/hr if you hold a QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care 
  • PAID Care Assistant training 
  • PAID travel time & mileage at 45p between client visits
  • PAID holiday
  • PAID pension scheme
  • Evening, weekend and daytime work available from 10-35 hours per week, depending on your availability

Requirements:

To work for us as a Care Assistant you need to have:

  • A desire to support elderly members of our community and a kind, caring nature
  • Great communication skills
  • A valid driving licence and your own car
  • The right to work in the UK
  • The ability to travel to and from our clients in St Albans, Harpenden, Radlett and surrounding villages

To be a Care Assistant at Home Instead you do NOT need you to have experience of working in care or qualifications. We will provide all the training you'll need to feel confident when caring for our wonderful clients.

To see a full listing of all our open positions please visit our website: https://www.homeinstead.co.uk/st-albans/vacancies/

About this role

Summary

Provide care and companionship to elderly clients; no prior experience required, training provided.

Job title

Care Assistant

Experience level

no experience needed

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

St Albans, England; remote work not mentioned

Salary

£12.25/hr before 6:15pm & £13.25/hr after 6:15pm; additional pay for level 2 qualification, travel pay, holiday, pension

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationdriving licenseown carright to work in UK

Preferred skills

none specified

Specializations

elderly caresupportcompassion
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

St Albans, UK

On-site City