Please note that we are not currently sponsoring candidates or offering switches.
Anchusa Care – Good overall and Outstanding for Caring (CQC), Excellent three times in PAMMS, with the HCPA Care Culture Award 2023 and HCPA Most Innovative Homecare Team 2024.
The Team – We are a family-run home care company, run from our office in Hitchin by Kelly-Jo, with her brother Bruce and sister Cher on the team. You won’t be just a name on a rota here. We know our carers, our door is always open, and if something matters to you, it matters to us. Around a third of our carers have been with us for five years or more, and every member of our operations team started out as a carer.
The Job – We support people to live independently in their own homes for as long as they would like. Your calls include personal care, medication, meals, continence care, household tasks and companionship – and, most importantly, putting a smile on someone’s face. You will record each visit on our care app.
What your working day looks like:
• Permanent rounds: you’ll see the same people each week, so you get to know them and they get to know you
• 4–5 people per round, all in one town, so you’re caring, not sitting in traffic
• Almost all visits are 30 minutes or longer, so there’s time to do things properly
• Support whenever you’re working: our on-call team is available 7am–10pm, seven days a week
How we look after you:
• A guaranteed minimum of 30 paid hours every week
• £14.85 per hour for your call time, plus 40p per mile
• Time and a third on bank holidays
• All training paid, including your induction, in our training room set up like a real home
• Support from our office mentor for your first three months, and whenever you need them after that
• A fully funded Level 3 qualification, and a real route into senior and office roles
• An open-door office: pop in for a chat and a hot or cold drink any time
The Rota – We work a 2-week rota:
• Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
• Week 2 – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Shifts are 7am–2pm and 4pm–10pm on working days.
You’ll need:
• The right to work in the UK (we’re unable to offer sponsorship)
• A full UK driving licence and your own car with business insurance
• To live within 10 miles of Stevenage, Hitchin or Letchworth
Home care experience is welcome but not essential, as we’ll train you.
