Care Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Location: Maidstone & surrounding areas
Salary: Starting from £11
Hours: Part time
Are you a caring person? Would you like to go to work feeling like you are making a difference?
Caremark Maidstone are looking for caring individuals to join our Maidstone team
Being a Care Worker for Maidstone, you will support our customers with their daily routines, promote their independence
Principal Responsibilities
Your role as a Care Worker would include assisting customers with tasks such as:
- Help with washing & dressing
- Shopping & meal preparation
- Prompting with medication
- Support with daily routines
- Companionship calls
- Leisure activities
- Helping customers access the community
What we look for
- Self-motivated & reliable
- Caring and sensitive
- Flexible
- Committed to maintaining our high standards of care
- Good communicator
- Happy to travel via own car or the use of public transport
Benefits:
- £11/hour on weekdays and £12/hour after 7pm
- £12.00/hour at weekends and £13/hour after 7pm
- Paid travel time from home to home @
- £9.50 PHPaid mileage @ 30p per mile
- Money towards the cost of public transport
Free MOT – details given upon request
Paid Holiday
Flexible hours
Company Pension
Referral programme Scheme
Store Discount Card
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: Healthcare Services & Hospitals
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Care Assistant roles across Caremark'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 Healthcare Services & Hospitals.
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 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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