Community Care Assistant

  • Part-time
  • Date Advert Closes: 28 February 2026

Company Description

Please read the job description carefully

Essential Requirements: Full UK Drivers Licence & access to your own car, availability on alternate Weekends & have a right to work In the UK

Salary: £13.15 - £13.65/hour. Travel time & Mileage paid. Enhanced Pay on Bank Holidays

Shift Times:

  • Morning Shift: 08:15 – 14:15
  • Evening Shift: 16:30 – 22:30

Shift Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 shifts per week (Monday to Friday), either morning and/or evening.
  • Availability for alternate weekends is essential.

Area covered: Brough, South Cave, Hotham & Surrounding areas.

Contract Type: Zero Hour contact (for a probation period), 16 & 25 hours available (after the probation period is successfully completed)

Home Instead Pocklington & Brough provide support to people in the local community to enable them to remain happy and independent in their own homes for as long as possible.

We are a 5* employer and a Top 20 Home care provider

Job Description

Being a Care Assistant is a highly rewarding career where no two days are the same. With minimum 1 hour care visits and client matching, you have the time to provide high quality, person-focused homecare. 

What we will do for you:

Salary Enhancements

  • 30p per mile + Travel time
  • Early pay scheme - up to 50% of your salary in advance.
  • £100 Employee referral scheme
  • High street discounts through the Blue Light discounts

Career Development

  • Free DBS check
  • Paid Training 
  • Care certificate in first 3 months
  • City and Guild dementia course
  • Career progression opportunities

Wellbeing Support

  • Monthly Rewards and Recognition for being a valued member of our care team
  • Support Network of fellow Carers & a 5* Employer

The purpose of the Care Assistant role is to help people live independently in their own homes. You will support our clients by:

  • Companionship - everything from a chat over a cup of tea to playing a game of scrabble
  • Accompaniment - to appointments or a spot of shopping 
  • Meal preparation - a sandwich, or a home cooked meal
  • Light housekeeping - a run around with the hoover or a spot of dusting
  • Personal Care - because it's important to us all

 

    Qualifications

    If you are compassionate, empathetic, and want to to provide high quality care that really makes a difference, we would love to hear from you!

    Ref: PBFEB26

    Additional Information

    All our roles are subject to a satisfactory pre-employment checks.

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