Care Assistant - Extra Care

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
Carlisle
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Healthcare
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Caregiving Patient Support Communication Empathy Teamwork Medication Administration

FULL DESCRIPTION

Care Assistant - Extra Care

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] are recruiting Care Assistants for our Extra Care service in Burnside Court, Carlise. We're recruiting for part-time and full-time permanent positions, days and nights. It's secure work that comes with good pay, great training and no previous experience is required.

Our benefits include:

  • Pay is paid in block shifts with no travel required during your shift.
  • Alternative Weekends required

Our benefits include:

  • Enhanced bank holiday rate
  • Holiday pay and pension scheme
  • Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
  • Access to our benefits & discounts platform WeCare, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
  • Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more
  • Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
  • An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
  • Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
  • Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £500 per referral

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role – caring for our clients.

Our predictive technology and risk alerts have proven to equip our care teams with the knowledge they need to make decisions and take swift action, leading to a reduction in hospitalisations and a reduced risk of falls for those we care for - you really can care better as a member of our team.

Key requirements for this role:

  • A passion for helping others, and previous caring experience is desirable but not essential.
  • You should be flexible to work various shifts, including alternate weekends
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