Care assistant jobs

Upon receipt of your application our recruitment team will typically review it within a week and, if your profile meets the requirements of the role, they will contact you to arrange a short telephone interview. Following this, they will arrange a face-to-face interview with you (this can also be carried out over video call if your prefer). If this is successful, you will be provided with a job offer by email.

Your recruitment manager will send your job offer to you by email. Simply click on the link in the email to open and read your offer letter. You can then click on the box at the end of the letter and enter your name and the signed document will be returned to us automatically. Your recruitment manager will then be in touch with you about completing your pre-employment checks and booking your induction.

All offers of employment are subject to us carrying out necessary pre-employment checks which includes providing your full employment history, contacting your references (two professional and one personal), completing a pre-employment health questionnaire, verifying your qualifications and completing an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS).

To make it simple for you these checks are carried out using our online screening system. Once you have signed your job offer you will receive an email enabling you to access our online screening system which will help you to provide the necessary information quickly and easily.

Please note that that cost of completing your enhanced check with the Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) is £50, which we will pay and then deduct from your first payslip. Whilst we apply for your DBS check as soon as possible, please be aware that the processing time can be anything from 1 day to 1 month, or on rare occasions it can be longer.

All new members of our team complete a 4-day induction training course delivered at their local office and over video call. This is delivered by our in-house training team covering everything from the basic health and social care qualification – The Care Certificate – to specialist areas such as medication management, moving & handling, dementia and Parkinson’s.

Yes, you will receive a lump-sum payment for attending induction training and completing your shadowing. This will be included in your first payslip once you have fully completed the course and been signed off by your manager.

Please note that if you leave us during induction or within 3 months of completing induction you will be required to repay the full cost of the induction training which is £300. Following this period, we have a sliding repayment scale, so that the amount that you are required to repay is reduced by one quarter at quarterly intervals. Once you have completed one year’s service from the date of the end of the induction training, you will not be required to repay any of the costs of the induction training.

Yes, these will be processed and deducted automatically through your payslip each month.

Yes, we are a fully managed service and take full responsibility for employing, training and supporting our carers. This means that we can provide you with unrivalled, local, 24/7 support which we view as vital to your well-being. We also pay directly into your bank account every 4-weeks and manage all of your tax and national insurance contributions.

Yes, a care plan is written by a member of your care management team following a detailed assessment of care needs including medical conditions and all assistance required for that person’s day-to-day care. The care plan is available on your mobile phone via our app.

Yes, a member of our care management team will carry out a detailed assessment of care needs prior to writing the care plan, including all aspects of daily living such as mobility, medications, the environment etc. The information from the risk assessment will be detailed in the care plan.

We embrace technology at Carefound Home Care to make your life easier and our service more effective. This includes completing our care notes via our app and collaborating as a team through our own online community. You will access this technology on your own smart phone, but don’t worry as it’s all really simple and you’ll be trained to use it.

Yes, to be an hourly carer you’ll need to have a full UK driving licence and access to a car.

Our hourly carers are paid on a 4-weekly basis. As we employ you directly, rather than you being paid by the family, we take care of your tax and national insurance paperwork. As a direct employee of Carefound Home Care, you are also entitled to other benefits such paid travel time, 45p per mile mileage allowance, paid holidays, pension, free employee assistance programme, funded DBS check.