Health Care Assistant or Support Worker
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Position Overview & Specifications
Aped Healthcare
You must have the Right To Work in the UK, and Professional Care/support experience to be considered for this role.
Aped Healthcare People are an agency who supplies Health Care Assistants, Support Workers and Registered Nurses to Residential, Nursing and Care Homes, as well as Support Work settings, within west midlands and Nationwide.
Pay Rate: £11.75 to £12.25 per hour (plus enhanced Bank Holiday rates & increased rate for senior HCA)
Hours: Nights (Flexible Schedule, ad-hoc / bank )
What you need:
- You MUST have paid experience in care with children, or an NVQ level 3 in Children / Health & Social care.
- Experience as a carer / support worker, within the UK
- A valid DBS on the Update Service or willing to obtain one, applied for by us.
- Right to work in the UK
- To be reliable, punctual, honest and trustworthy
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Have a genuine passion to care for others and provide the best care possible to all residents.
How it works:
You would be at one Care home, Nursing home or Residential home for an entire shift, but you can be going to a selection of clients throughout the week. Pick and choose the days you wish to be available for work; your availability can change weekly if required. Your dedicated account manager will learn where you find easiest to get to and the work you prefer, to ensure your rota is comprised of work you enjoy, find easy to get to and suits your own working availability.
Things Aped Healthcare People can offer to you:
- Excellent pay rates; £11.50 per hour, Monday to Friday Days. £12.00 per hour, Monday to Friday, Nights. £12.01 per hour, Saturdays and Sundays, Days. £12.25 per hour, Saturdays and Sundays, Nights. Plus, enhanced rates for night shifts & bank holidays.
- Increased rates for Senior HCA [you will be eligible to work as a Senior if you provide evidence of completed relevant NVQ Level 3])
- Flexible working; a choice of location, days or nights, full time or part time, 12-hour shifts or half shifts.
- Refer a friend bonus scheme. £75 for every friend you refer, that completes 50 hours.
- Weekly Pay.
- Pension Scheme.
- 24/7 on-call support team.
- Opportunities for permanent contracts with our clients.
- Block booking for reassurance.
As an employer, we pride ourselves in looking after and listening to our care staff, to ensure they can continue to enjoy delivering a top-quality service to our established clients.
This is an agency / bank role; working "as and when required," but based on your availability, The shifts we receive are for assisting in busy periods and/or providing cover for existing staff in times of annual leave / absence. There is ongoing work available, but we cannot guarantee a particular number of working hours.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 60 months
Part-time hours: 40 per week
Salary: £11.00-£11.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Aped Healthcare
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Health Care Assistant or Support Worker roles across Aped Healthcare Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £12 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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