Care Assistants (Howdon)
Be Caring
Published: 15/10/25
Howdon
£12.25 – £12.82 p/h
4 Part-time Staff
Home Care
Closing: 30/11/25
Job Description
Do you want to have a positive impact on people’s lives and the communities they live in?
We are recruiting a minimum of 4 part-time Care Assistants to provide care and support to people living in Howdon (NE28).
If you are the kind of person that can make people smile while visiting them in their home, then a Care Assistant with Be Caring could be the right fit for you. You do not need a degree or care qualifications to be a Care Assistant, but you will need the right values. Each day is varied, and you will need to have a can-do attitude.
You will:
- Provide personal care that protects people’s dignity.
- Promote independence using enabling approaches.
- Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
- Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.
- Deliver personalised care through individual choice and control.
- Be a strong and effective communicator, documenting, reporting, and sharing information with the right people at the right time.
Join Be Caring North Tyneside and get a New Starter Bonus of up to £300!
Work an average of 30+ hours and you will receive:
- £300 split over two payments of £150 (paid at month 3 and month 6)
You will also receive up to £300 Refer a Friend bonus, up to £300 annual bonus, and £25 birthday gift voucher.
Benefits
You get:
- Fully funded DBS.
- Paid induction training: 1 week classroom-based (Monday – Friday), 2 days shadowing and additional online modules.
- Training development: funded Level 2 and other accredited courses.
- Holiday pay: annual leave accumulates with working hours and length of service.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): 24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents.
- Union membership (optional): through our partnership with the GMB.
Induction Training
We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. For this role you do not need care experience, we recognise you will have many transferable skills from previous roles, for example as a shop assistant. We will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Assistant for Be Caring:
- Be Caring values, going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes.
- Dignity and respect, safeguarding and equality and diversity
- Confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Fluids and nutrition and safe administration of medication.
- Moving and positioning, basic life support, and pressure sores (React to Red)
- Infection prevention and control, health and safety.
- Learning Disabilities (Oliver McGowan Tier 1), mental health and capacity.
Pay & Shift Patterns
£12.82 p/hr (drivers) / £12.25 p/hr (walkers)
- 45p per mile for drivers
- 20p per mile for cyclists
As a Care Assistant in North Tyneside for Be Caring, your working hours will be aligned with our shift patterns, which include early starts, late evenings and weekend working:
- Early Shifts 7:00am – 3:00pm
- Late shift: 3:00pm – 10:00pm (finish time depends on public transport times)
As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, we will agree on your working pattern, setting a 2-week rota which includes:
- Alternate full weekends.
- Evenings as arranged within your working hours.
Be Caring
Our Values: Be Kind, Be Safe, Be the Best You Can Be, Be Happy, Be Involved, Be Proud!
Are you the kind of person that demonstrates our values in everything you do?
Our Vision “is that our local communities have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential in all aspects of life.“
