Job Description

✨ Brighter Days. Fresh Challenges. Exciting Opportunities. ✨

At Guardian Care, every day is different. Every day offers the chance to do meaningful and rewarding work that truly changes people’s lives.

We are currently looking for Full or Part-Time Female Support Workers / Care Assistants to join our friendly, dedicated team supporting service users across Basildon and Laindon

🚗 A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.

📍 Work Locations

• Residential support across Basildon & Laindon

💷 Pay Rates

• Mon–Fri: £12.71 per hour
• Sat: £12.71 per hour
• Sun: £12.71 per hour
• Mileage: £0.30 per mile

⏰ Shift Patterns

Our services run 7 days a week, offering flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle:

• Day shifts: 7:00/8:00 AM – 3:00/4:00 PM
• Evening shifts: 3:00/4:00PM – 10:00 PM
• Sleep-in / Waking nights: 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM

🌟 Your Role as a Support Worker / Care Assistant

You’ll play a vital role our female service user to live independently, with dignity and confidence. No two days are the same—you’ll be supporting service users at home and in the community, making a real difference every day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting individuals with daily living activities and personal care
• Promoting independence, dignity, and choice
• Encouraging participation in hobbies, interests, and community activities
• Providing companionship and emotional support
• Assisting with meal preparation, household tasks, and medication
• Supporting mobility and rehabilitation after hospital stays

🌟 What Else You’ll Help With

• 🤝 Companionship – conversations, activities, outings
• 💊 Medication Management – collecting prescriptions, reminders, safe administration
• 🍲 Nutrition & Mealtimes – cooking nutritious meals, considering dietary needs
• 🏡 Housekeeping – light cleaning, laundry, tidying
• 🚶 Mobility Assistance – transfers, walking support, use of aids
• 👀 Health Monitoring – observing and reporting changes in condition
• 🌍 Social Inclusion – helping maintain community and family connections
• 💬 Emotional Support – empathy, reassurance, and a listening ear
• 📝 Documentation – accurate record keeping
• 🛡️ Safety & Emergency Response – creating safe environments, acting quickly when needed
• 🤝 Collaboration – working closely with colleagues, professionals, and families

Qualifications

🙋 What We’re Looking For

We welcome both experienced carers and those new to care— full training is provided

We are seeking individuals who are:

• Compassionate, empathetic, and patient
• Reliable, flexible, and self-motivated
• Strong communicators with good people skills
• Observant, attentive, and organised
• Able to work independently while following care plans

Essential:

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Right to work in the UK

Additional Information

💙 Why Join Guardian Care?

We’re transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech, and recognising the extraordinary efforts of our teams.

As a Support Worker, you’ll receive:

• Paid training (online & face-to-face)
• Enhanced weekend & bank holiday pay
• Local work with paid mileage
• Flexible hours (part-time & full-time)
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Pension scheme
• Career progression & development opportunities
• Well-being & benefits platform
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Death in Service payment
• Enhanced maternity, adoption & paternity pay
• Refer-a-friend bonus (£300 per referral!)
• Blue Light Card eligibility for exclusive discounts

🚀 Ready to Apply?

If you’re passionate about making a difference and want a role that’s more rewarding than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory 🍫🎢, then come join our team of everyday heroes!

👉 Apply today and start your care journey with Guardian Care.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
This role is advertised as gender-specific due to the needs of the people we support, and is therefore exempt from the Equality Act 2010.