Homecare Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Medacs Healthcare are recruiting
Are you looking for a new career in care? Or just looking to work for a new company? Whether this be topping up your current hours or just looking for a fresh challenge, Medacs could be the place for you.
Medacs Healthcare are recruiting care assistants to support service users living at home in Richmond, London. It is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to make a difference in your local community.
If you already work in care and have a transferable DBS, we can fast track your application and you could be earning within a few weeks.
Role: Homecare Assistant
Location: Richmond
Branch: London
Branch contact details: Elizabeth Lee-Sang Telephone: 020 8686 3842 or email us at londonhomecare@medacs.com
No Experience Required!
To be successful in the role of a Homecare Assistant you will:
- Have a keen interest in providing care to vulnerable individuals who wish to remain living at home and facilitate their independence
- Have empathy, a caring nature, drive and ambition
- Be reliable and an enthusiastic team member
- Good communicator
- Good organisation/time management skills
- Have the right to live and work within the UK
Pay rates:
- £11.95 - Monday - Friday
- £12.15 - Weekends
- Travel contribution - 90p per hour
We have a variety of working patterns available covering the following hours:
- 7am - 3pm
- 3pm - 10pm
Benefits of working with Medacs Healthcare
- Competitive Pay rates - we pay the London Living Wage
- 0.90 p per hour travel contribution
- Bank Holiday enhancement pay
- Weekly Pay
- Pension Scheme
- Full/Part time flexible hours are available to suit your work life balance
- Care Friends - an easy, fun and rewarding referral app where you can build up points and make some extra money. You will also be rewarded for going above and beyond.
- Access to Blue light card - sign up for a blue light card and receive discounts at 100's of outlets
- Sick Pay
- Holiday Pay
- Company Mobile telephone for roster and call monitoring
- Excellent in-house and online training (yearly refresher training)
- Free DBS
- Free PPE
- On-going career support and professional development should you wish to progress
- EAP Service - we will provide you access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Program, so if you're ever in a time of need, someone will always be there
- Our employees mean a lot to us! We take pride in our care assistants and the support they deliver, so to give back, we host regular awards for our 'Star Care Assistants'
Duties of a Care Assistant:
- Domestic assistance
- Personal care (assisting with washing and dressing, to aiding with toileting)
- Medication support (support and training will be provided)
- Meal preparation/support
- Promoting dignity and respect, as well as independence and encourage service users' well-being
- Emotional and social support
Branch contact details: Elizabeth Lee-Sang Telephone: 020 8686 3842 or email us at londonhomecare@medacs.com
Keywords: Homecare Assistant, Care Worker, Carer, Homecarer, Care Assistant, Homecare, Richmond
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 Homecare Assistant roles across Medacs Healthcare'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 £12 - £12 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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