Care Assistant / Support Worker Jobs in Liverpool L8 – Immediate Start & Flexible Shifts

Job Description: Care Assistant / Support Worker in Liverpool L8

Catering Jobs is partnering with reputable care homes, supported living facilities, and community care providers across Liverpool L8 to recruit passionate Care Assistants and Support Workers. These roles are critical in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to adults and elderly residents, helping them maintain their independence, dignity, and wellbeing. Whether you're experienced or looking to start a career in care, we have opportunities that match your skills and availability.

As a specialist recruitment agency serving Liverpool and beyond, we understand the local healthcare landscape. Just as we successfully place staff for urgent short-term catering jobs in PL15 or specialist roles like a Rehabilitation Counselor, we are experts at matching care professionals with the right employers. Our process is fast, transparent, and designed to get you working quickly with a provider that values your contribution.

Key Responsibilities & Daily Duties

As a Care Assistant in Liverpool L8, your role will be varied and rewarding. You will be an integral part of a care team, providing essential physical and emotional support. Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Personal Care Assistance: Providing sensitive and respectful support with daily living activities such as washing, dressing, toileting, and oral hygiene, always promoting independence where possible.
• Mobility Support & Safety: Safely assisting residents with mobility, using hoists and other equipment as required, and helping to prevent falls. This includes accompanying clients on appointments or social outings within the Liverpool area.
• Medication Administration: Following strict protocols to support residents with their prescribed medication, ensuring accurate records are maintained in line with CQC guidelines.
• Meal Preparation & Nutritional Support: Preparing nutritious meals and snacks, assisting with feeding if necessary, and monitoring food and fluid intake to maintain health and hydration.
• Companionship & Emotional Support: Building trusting, professional relationships, providing conversation and engagement through activities, and offering reassurance to reduce feelings of loneliness or anxiety.
• Domestic Tasks: Light household duties to maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable living environment for residents, such as tidying, laundry, and bed-making.
• Record Keeping: Accurately updating care plans, daily logs, and incident reports to ensure continuity of care and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Working as Part of a Team: Collaborating effectively with nurses, senior carers, family members, and other healthcare professionals to deliver coordinated, high-standard care.

Essential Requirements & Skills We're Looking For

To be successful in this Support Worker role in Liverpool, you will need a blend of practical skills and the right personal attributes. While specific qualifications can be beneficial, a genuine passion for care is paramount.

• Compassionate & Patient Nature: A fundamental empathy and patience are non-negotiable. You must be able to provide care with kindness and respect, even in challenging situations.
• Excellent Communication Skills: The ability to listen actively and communicate clearly and sensitively with residents, colleagues, and families is essential.
• Reliability & Professionalism: Punctuality, trustworthiness, and a strong work ethic. You must be someone we and our clients can depend on.
• Basic Understanding of Care Principles: Awareness of dignity, safeguarding, confidentiality, and person-centred care. Previous experience in a similar care or support role is highly desirable.
• Physical Resilience: The role can be physically demanding, involving standing for long periods, walking, and assisting with moving and handling.
• Right to Work in the UK: You must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. We can assist with documentation checks.
• Willingness to Undergo Checks: An enhanced DBS check (which we can often process quickly) is required for all care positions. Some roles may also require specific training, which we can help facilitate.

If you have transferable skills from roles in hospitality or other customer-facing positions, don't hesitate to apply. The core skills of service and people-management are highly valued.

Salary, Benefits & How to Apply

Pay & Rewards

We believe in fair compensation for vital work. Pay rates for Care Assistants and Support Workers in Liverpool typically range from £11.50 to £13.50 per hour, depending on experience, specific qualifications, and the client.

• Enhanced Rates: Higher pay is often available for weekend shifts, bank holidays, and night duties.
• Weekly Payroll: You will be paid every week directly into your bank account.
• Holiday Pay: Accrued holiday pay in line with UK employment law.
• Potential for Permanent Employment: Many of our temporary placements lead to permanent job offers from the client if you're a good fit.

The Application Process

Applying through Catering Jobs is straightforward and designed to get you into work quickly.

1. Submit Your Application: Click the 'Apply Now' button on this page. You will be directed to a simple form to register your interest.
2. Quick Consultation: One of our Liverpool-based consultants will call you for a brief, friendly chat to discuss your experience, availability, and what you're looking for in a role.
3. Documentation Check: We'll guide you through the necessary right-to-work and DBS check processes efficiently.
4. Client Interview: We will arrange an interview for you with our client care provider. We'll provide you with all the details and preparation advice.
5. Start Your Role: Once you've passed the interview, we'll coordinate your start date, provide any necessary induction information, and ensure you're ready for your first day.

If you are interested email your cv and info to [email protected]. Please include"Care Assistant L8" in the subject line.