Guaranteed hours, a funded qualification, and an office door that is always open.

What you get

• A guaranteed minimum of 30 paid hours a week on full-time rounds (15 on part-time evenings)
• £14.85 an hour for call time, plus 40p a mile
• Time and a third on bank holidays
• Paid training, including your induction, in our training room set up like a real home
• A fully funded Level 3 qualification, and a real route into senior and office roles
• Support from our office mentor for your first three months, and whenever you need them after that
• The same people on your round each week, and visits of 30 minutes or more

We are looking for new and experienced carers to support people in Hitchin, Letchworth, Stevenage and the surrounding areas. We are rated Good overall by the CQC, with Outstanding for Caring (January 2024).

This job suits you if

• You like getting to know the same people and noticing when something is different.
• You are happy driving between visits in your own car.
• You want regular, predictable hours, not a rota that changes every week.

This job probably is not for you if

• You need hours that change from week to week.
• You do not have a full driving licence and your own car.
• You live more than 10 miles from Stevenage, Hitchin or Letchworth.

Please note that we are not currently sponsoring candidates or offering switches.

Type of work

Home Care Assistant – Full-time

Permanent rounds with a guaranteed minimum of 30 paid hours a week, at £14.85 an hour plus 40p per mile. You will work a 2-week rota (Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday; Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday), with shifts of 7am to 2pm and 4pm to 10pm on your working days.

Home Care Assistant – Part-time evenings

Permanent evening rounds with a guaranteed minimum of 15 paid hours a week, at £14.85 an hour plus 40p per mile. You will work tea and bed calls from 4pm to 10pm on a 2-week rota (Week 1: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday).

Experienced Community Care Assistant – Bank

Flexible bank work across mornings, evenings and weekends, with at least 2 shifts a week, at £14.00 an hour (£15.78 with rolled-up holiday pay) plus 40p per mile. You will cover sickness, holidays and extra care needs, often for people you get to know over time. Bank work needs at least 1 year’s experience in domiciliary care.

For all roles you will need the right to work in the UK, a full UK driving licence and your own car, and to live within 10 miles of Stevenage, Hitchin or Letchworth. For our full-time and part-time roles, home care experience is welcome but not essential, as we will train you.

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Training and qualifications

As an employee of Anchusa Care you will be supported with continuous professional development by our in-house Training and Development Manager. We will work with you to create a training plan that ensures that you are not only kept up to date with your mandatory training for health and social care but give you the opportunity to develop specialist skills in areas such as Dementia, End of Life Care, Complex Conditions, Falls and Frailty and Hydration and Nutrition.

Anchusa Care are also committed to further education and fully fund qualifications in Health and Social Care, such as QCF’s (Qualification Credit Framework) at Levels 2, 3 and 5.

What our team says

“Working for Anchusa Care feels like home, they are a very supportive team who prioritise your wellbeing and that makes it even better when caring for others.”

“I love working for Anchusa Care because we are family and I love working out in the Community and making a difference to people in their own homes”

“I love working for Anchusa Care because the shift pattern provides a good work/life balance. I also feel that my needs are catered for both as an employee and a parent”