Company Description

🌟 Female Care Assistants – Join Our Friendly Team in Hertford! 🌟

✨ Brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. ✨

At Care By Us, every day is different. Every day offers the chance to do meaningful and rewarding work that truly changes people’s lives.

We’re currently looking to recruit Full-Time and Part-Time Female Care Assistants to join our friendly, dedicated team supporting service users living in our residential care unit in the Hertford area of Hertfordshire.

📍 Work Location – Bircherley Court, Hertford

Bircherley Court is a modern residential care community, originally built in the 1970s and now beautifully redeveloped in the heart of Hertford town centre, close to local shops and amenities.

The scheme includes 58 renovated flats and 12 new apartments, alongside exceptional communal facilities such as:

• Winter gardens and rooftop terrace 🌿
• Internet suite and activity rooms 💻
• Health & beauty suite and bathing rooms 💅
• Two-storey lounge and meeting spaces ☕

The care support is delivered through the Flex Care model, which adapts to each individual’s needs, ensuring that every resident receives the right level of personalised care.

💷 Pay Rates

• Mon–Fri: £12.77 per hour
• Saturday: £13.02 per hour
• Sunday: £13.02 per hour

⏰ Shift Patterns

Our services run 7 days a week, offering flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle:

• Day Shifts: 7:00 AM – 2:00/3:00 PM
• Evening Shifts: 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Sleep-in / Waking Nights: 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM

We value flexibility and reliability — and we provide consistent, fulfilling work for those who are passionate about making a difference.

Job Description

🌟 Your Role as a Care Assistant

You’ll play a vital role in supporting our female service users to live independently, with dignity and confidence. No two days are the same — you’ll be making a difference both at home and within the community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting individuals with daily living and personal care
• Promoting independence, dignity, and choice
• Encouraging participation in hobbies and social activities
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Assisting with meal preparation, household tasks, and medication
• Supporting mobility and rehabilitation following hospital stays

💙 Additional Support You’ll Provide

• 🤝 Companionship and social interaction
• 💊 Medication collection and reminders
• 🍲 Nutrition and mealtime assistance
• 🏡 Housekeeping and light cleaning
• 🚶 Mobility support and safe use of aids
• 👀 Health observation and reporting
• 🌍 Promoting social inclusion and family contact
• 💬 Emotional reassurance and listening support
• 📝 Accurate record-keeping and reporting
• 🛡️ Emergency response and safety awareness
• 🤝 Collaboration with families, colleagues, and healthcare professionals

Qualifications

🦸 What You’ll Need (Besides a Cape!)

No experience? No problem! 💪
We provide full, paid training — all you need is compassion, reliability, and a desire to make a difference.

✅ Genuine compassion and respect for others
✅ Strong communication and listening skills
✅ A positive, can-do attitude
✅ Reliability and a caring nature
✅ The right to work in the UK

✨ If you’re kind-hearted, dependable, and ready to make every day a little brighter — you’ve already got what it takes to be a Care Assistant hero!

Additional Information

🎁 What You’ll Receive

• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity pay
• Death in Service benefit
• Pension scheme
• Benefits & Well-being platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• £300 Refer-a-Friend bonus
• Blue Light Card eligibility (exclusive discounts!)
• Flexible hours – full or part time
• Local work with paid mileage
• Enhanced weekend & bank holiday pay
• Paid training – online & face-to-face
• Career progression opportunities
• Access to our in-house app
• Backing of the largest care company in the UK
• No prior experience required

🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes?

If you’re ready for a career adventure that’s more rewarding than a rollercoaster through a chocolate factory 🍫 — apply today and become part of our journey to transform care.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Note: This role is advertised as female-only due to the nature of the support provided and is therefore exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010