Caremark Preston is seeking a compassionate and reliable domiciliary care assistant to join our small, dedicated team. This rewarding role involves providing high-quality care and support to individuals in their own homes, ensuring their comfort, dignity, and overall wellbeing.
As a Caremark Preston Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting customers with their daily activities, promoting independence, and delivering care in line with personalised care plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist customers with personal care tasks, including bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Support customers with mobility and physical activities to enhance their quality of life
- Assist with meal preparation and ensure appropriate nutrition is maintained
- Maintain accurate and timely records of care provided
- Monitor and report any changes in customers’ health or wellbeing
- Communicate effectively with customers, their families, and healthcare professionals
- Follow individual care plans carefully to meet each customer’s specific needs
- Provide companionship and engage customers in social activities to support mental wellbeing
- Ensure a clean, safe, and hygienic environment at all times
Experience and Skills
- Previous experience in a domiciliary care setting is preferred but not essential, as full training will be provided and ongoing support
- A good understanding of IT systems is beneficial for record keeping and communication
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required due to the nature of domiciliary care and where are customers are geographically located
- Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential
- An understanding of care plans and the ability to implement them effectively is desirable
- A caring, respectful, and professional approach is essential as well as bringing passion to the role
- As this role involves protecting vulnerable adults, candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, at their own expense
Additional Information
If you are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives and are committed to delivering high quality care, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract
Benefits
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
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Job Details
Company: Caremark Preston
Salary: £14 to £18 an hour
Pay: £14.00-£18.00 per hour
Hours: Part-time
Location: Preston
Working pattern: Field-based
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 19 Oct 2026
Closing date: 14 Nov 2026
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