Home Care Assistant - Romford

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Romford, England, gb on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted February 25, 2026 Last posted February 25, 2026
Job description

Join our team! 

We are looking for a Care professional, with a compassionate heart to join our team in Romford, Rainham and Hornchurch.  As a Care Professional, you will be able to provide an environment where our clients can live as independent as possible in their own home with your support. We focus on building relationships and provide a minimum of one hour home visits or more.


We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life of our clients in Romford, Hornchurch & Rainham. Every one of our clients is unique and special, the joy and comfort our clients receive from one of our Care Professionals visiting them makes this an incredibly rewarding job.

You will be supporting our clients with a variety of day-to-day tasks, duties will include: 

  • Companionship - Ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit.
  • Help with everyday tasks such as meal preparation and light housework
  • Personal care - Supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing and grooming to help maintain a healthy and independent lifestyle 
  • Accompany to appointments or shopping

What to expect as a Care Professional: 

  • Excellent paid training 
  • Paid introductions and shadow visits
  • Minimum visits 1-hour 
  • Matching process based on hobbies and interests
  • Ongoing support from our friendly office team

 

What we offer:

  • £13.00 per hour & enhanced rate of £26.00 per hour on bank holidays
  • Flexible working hours
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
  • Our dedicated team will help you in a friendly and supportive way.
  • Refer a friend scheme - £100 referral reward
  • Paid DBS 
  • High-street discount card
  • Career progression opportunities and fully funded qualifications
  • Paid training
  • Pension contribution
  • Company social events 
  • Perks such as wellness programs offering access to healthcare and lifestyle resources
  • Paid Holiday 

If you are kind, caring and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure and reference checks. 

If you are interested in becoming a Care Assistant and are looking for work which is extremely rewarding, please click apply now. We would love to hear from you! 

Alternatively, please call our recruitment team on on 01708 395040 to discuss the role further.

About this role

Summary

Provide personal care, companionship, and support tasks to clients at home, enabling independence.

Job title

Home Care Assistant

Experience level

entry level

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Romford-based, remote work not specified

Salary

£13.00 per hour & enhanced rate of £26.00 per hour on bank holidays

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

compassionpersonal caredriving license

Preferred skills

caregivingcommunicationflexibility

Specializations

personal carecompanionshiphome visitselderly care
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Romford, UK

On-site City