Home Care Assistant


Job description

Are you interested in a role in care? We are actively recruiting home care assistants to cover rotas in Limavady. No training or qualifications are required as NWCare provides full bespoke training in their in-house training academy.

Responsibilities

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

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • Full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle.
  • Great communication skills.
  • Able to promote and deliver person centered care.
  • Interested in working in the community within Health and Social Care.
  • Care about the community they live in.

Desirable Skills

  • QCF level 3 in H & SC.
  • Previous paid caring experience.
  • Able to promote dignity and respect when delivering care.

Further Information

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, afternoons (15:00 - 18:30) and the evening rotas begin at 19:00 - 23:00 The bed rotas offer a flexible option to earn extra money. Please note: Criteria for this role is that you apply for an Enhanced AccessNI certificate - paid for by NWCare 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
1769086
Job ref.
HCA/LIM/25/0053
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
Derry or Londonderry
Location
Ballykelly, Limavady
Salary
£12.95 per hour plus mileage at 20p
No. vacancies
14
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
37.5
Published date
22/04/2026
Closing date
22/05/2026
Worktime
09:00 - 17:00, days to be confirmed.

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