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Job Description
INDCHE
Routes Healthcare does not offer sponsorship.
Female Care Assistant - Matlock
£14.24 per hour (including holiday pay)
30p per mile travel allowance
Shifts: 7:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday and 8:00am - 2:00pm Saturday
Female applicants only. This is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 due to the client's personal care needs.
Join Routes Healthcare and support a valued client in her own home in Matlock. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference by providing person-centred care, companionship, and support to an individual living with Huntington's disease.
About the Client
You will be supporting a female client who has Huntington's disease. The ideal Care Assistant will be:
- Cheerful and positive
- Enthusiastic and proactive
- Patient and understanding
- Able to build a meaningful companionship with the client
- Willing to engage with a client who has limited verbal communication but good understanding
- Happy to read books to the client
- Able to prepare simple meals
Your Shifts
- Monday to Friday: 7:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Why Join Routes Healthcare?
- £14.24 per hour including holiday pay
- 30p per mile travel allowance
- Ongoing specialist training through Routes Academy
- Structured career progression opportunities
- 24/7 clinical on-call support
- Work with a dedicated and consistent care team
- Fully funded Enhanced DBS
- Employee referral bonus scheme
- Wellbeing and support services
What You'll Do
As a Care Assistant, you will provide high-quality support tailored to the client's individual needs, including:
- Personal care and daily living support
- Building a positive and trusting relationship
- Providing companionship and engagement
- Assisting with meal preparation
- Supporting the client's comfort, wellbeing, and independence
- Following care plans and reporting any changes in wellbeing
Full training and ongoing support will be provided.
What You'll Need
- A minimum of 3 months' paid UK care experience
- A caring, compassionate, and reliable nature
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
- The right to work in the UK
Please note: Routes Healthcare does not offer sponsorship.
Apply today and join a team dedicated to delivering exceptional care and support in the community.
Make yourself at home with Routes
At Routes, HOME isn't just a place - it's how we care for the people we support and how we work together as a team. Our HOME values - Heartfelt, Open, Meaningful, Empowering - are the principles that have shaped Routes.
These four values guide everything we do, from the care we deliver to how we treat each other every single day. Whether you're supporting someone in their own home, coordinating care packages, or working behind the scenes, these values connect us all.
Heartfelt
Genuine care and real connections — with the people we support and with each other.
Open
Honest, open communication about the role, your progress and where you can grow.
Meaningful
Every shift has purpose. You'll see the difference you make in real people's lives.
Empowering
The training, support and backing to grow in whichever direction feels right for you.