Home Care Assistant


Job description

We are recruiting home care assistants to cover rotas in Rathfriland, Ballyholland, Banbridge, Warrenpoint, Mayobridge and Hilltown. No training or qualifications are required as NWCare provides full bespoke training in their in-house training academy. We work a 4/3 rota pattern - Week 1 Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday - Week 2 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday The morning rotas begin at 07:00 and finish at 14:30; afternoon rotas begin at 15:00 and finish at 18:30 and the put to bed rotas begin at 19:00 and finish at 23:00 - please discuss at interview. For mums with no childcare or for students who are at college/university during the day, the bed rotas offer a flexible option to earn extra money. 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 5 branches.

Responsibilities

  • Care within the community.
  • Personal care.
  • Light meal preparation.
  • General tidy round leaving all areas clean and safe.
  • Companionship.

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, or above.
  • Previous paid caring experience.
  • Interested in working in the community within Health and Social Care.
  • Care about the community they live in.

Further Information

We offer all of our staff: 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) No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted

Vacancy ID
1754428
Job ref.
HCA/RF/25/0038
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
Co Down
Location
Rathfriland and surrounding areas
Salary
£12.50 per hour plus mileage at 20p per mile
No. vacancies
10
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
35
Published date
14/01/2026
Closing date
24/02/2026
Worktime
Varied on rota

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