Home Care Assistant
Job description
NWCare is one of the leading providers of domiciliary care in Northern Ireland, serving the community for well over 50 years. We are recruiting home care assistants to cover morning, lunch and evening rotas in Strabane. No training or qualifications are required as NWCare provides full bespoke training in their in-house training academy. If you are interested in a career in care - then we are interested in talking to you. Apply online or call into any of our 6 branches.
Responsibilities
- Care in the community - personal care.
- Light meal preparation.
- Provide companionship.
- General tidy round, leaving all areas safe.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle.
- Great communication skills
- Able to promote and deliver person centred care.
- Able to promote dignity and respect when delivering care.
Desirable Skills
- QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
- Previous paid caring experience.
- Interested in working in the community within Health and Social Care.
- Care about the community they live in.
Further Information
Work Time: We work a 4/3 rota pattern Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday Week 2: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday The mornings begin at 07:00 - 14:30: afternoons 15:00 - 18:30 and evening rotas begin at 19:00 and finish at 23:00. These can be worked as one, two or three different rotas, e.g. you can work a morning and afternoon, a morning and evening, or indeed all three rotas. Benefits: Excellent hourly rate of pay Mileage paid Annual leave on a pro rata basis NISCC - Post registration training learning On-line learning Training academies throughout Northern Ireland Practical paid training CPD approved certificate for training QCF Levels 2, 3 and 5 qualifications Internal career progression Paid shadowing Mentoring arrangements Uniforms supplied Flexible working hours - full time and part time morning, afternoon, evenings and late rotas Child friendly hours - put to bed rotas to suit mums and students Running 4/3 rotas both full time and part time available Experienced care company serving the community for over 50 years Recommend a Friend incentive - any of our staff who recommend someone who comes to work for NWCare will receive a voucher (no limit to number)
- Vacancy ID
- 1735396
- Job ref.
- HCA/ST/25/0049
- Job Sector
- Carers and Support Workers
- Area
- Co Tyrone
- Location
- Strabane
- Salary
- £12.50 per hour plus mileage at 20p per mile
- No. vacancies
- 8
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 35
- Published date
- 15/09/2025
- Closing date
- 24/10/2025
- Worktime
- See Further Information