Care Support Worker

7 days ago

Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Care Is Central Full time

**Job Role**:
Care is Central is currently looking to grow our dedicated team of Care Support Workers, working primarily in our Independent Living Scheme in Leighton Buzzard.

As a care support worker, your role is to support older and vulnerable people to live happy, positive and independent lives in a safe and compassionate way. Duties may include:

- Preparing snacks and meals for residents
- Tidying the house and helping with basic housekeeping tasks
- Taking your client to appointments, shopping, and other social engagements
- Offering companionship - listening and talking with your client, you’ll be amazed by their stories
- Supporting their dignity - personal care, bathing, dressing, etc.
- Administering medication to help keep your client in the best state of health
- Engaging with residents and their families to continuously develop care plans
- Being resilient, attentive and ensuring our residents are treated with the dignity and care they deserve

You will be located at St George's Court in Leighton Buzzard although you will be expected to sometimes travel and work at other scheme locations in Central Bedfordshire as necessary.

**Requirements**:
No previous experience is necessary. Outside of the ability to laugh, work well in a team, have good time management and genuine empathy towards people, you will need:

- To be eligible to work in the UK
- Have a good level of English

Full training will be provided, and you will be mentored by an experienced carer for two weeks to ensure you are confident in your role.

**Reasons to work for us**:

- Hourly rate of £11 per hour
- Flexible pay app to get early payment from shifts worked
- Free uniform & DBS checks
- Sick pay
- Paid induction training, gain a recognised Care Certificate
- Opportunity to obtain NVQ Level 2 & 3 in Health & Social Care
- 25 days holiday & pension
- Double pay Christmas day/Boxing Day/New Year’s Day
- Paid update training

Because we recognise how hard you work, we also offer:

- An incredible discount scheme on High St shops, restaurants and online shopping
- A Peer-to-peer reward scheme for living our values
- Wellbeing and health support
- Genuine career development with training and mentoring initiatives
- The flexibility of shifts -we will do our utmost to support the challenges of juggling busy modern lives - weekends, school times, certain days and hours can be catered for.
- Regular staff social events
- Your birthday off as paid holiday

**About Care is Central**

Our vision is to be the leading care provider for Central Bedfordshire. With a team of over 70 carers, working in five independent living schemes in Ampthill, Leighton Buzzard, Houghton Regis and Dunstable, we believe in delivering the very best possible care to those that need it and the very best opportunities to our care support workers. Enabling you to develop your career and get more out of your care job than just a paycheck.

We only recruit the most passionate people, not necessarily the most qualified or experienced but the ones that care the most, that want to make a difference and want to make the world a better place for the people that they support.

**Salary**: £11.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Wellness programmes

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

  • Care & Support Worker

    7 days ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Caremark Full time

    You would be responsible for meeting the support requirements of our clients, in a way that respects the individual and promotes their independence. You would be expected to travel to the client’s home and assist them with daily tasks as agreed between the client and Caremark. The type of support that you would be providing is no different to what would...

  • Support Worker/care Assistant

    5 days ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Appcastenterprise Full time

    **Support Worker / Care Assistant** **Do you love going the extra mile for people to make them feel valued and respected? Do you go out of your way to help your friends and relatives and believe that you could extend this to other people? Do you enjoy helping people no matter how small?Is it important for you to work with a friendly team caring for...

  • Residential Childrens Worker Leighton Buzzard

    3 days ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Completely Care Full time

    Reference No : RCWLB10/12/2025OMNKeywords : Residential Children’s Worker,Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,Children’s Residential Care,Young People Support,Vulnerable Children, Childcare Worker,Residential Support Worker,emotional support,Leighton Buzzard Temporary Posted 1 day ago ££ GBP / Hour Closes: January 10, 2026 Completely Care Residential...

  • Support Worker

    5 days ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Hightown Housing Association Full time

    **Location - Evelyn Close, Wing** **About Us** Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support. We currently manage over 8,000...

  • Behaviour Support Worker

    3 days ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Academics Full time

    Behaviour Support Worker-Education and Training-Leighton Buzzard-Behaviour Support Worker-Education and Training-Leighton Buzzard Are you motivated by supporting and helping others? Are you passionate about demonstrating the value of education to vulnerable children? This role will give you essential restorative experience within anti-social and...

  • Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Caremark - Home Care in Central Bedfordshire Full time

    PLEASE NOTE APPLICANTS THAT REQUIRE SPONSORSHIP/SWAP WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME. Do you want to improve the lives of people in your local area? If you are still reading this, we want to speak to you, contact us immediately to start as a Care & Support Worker and transform lives. At Caremark Central Bedfordshire we believe our team are the most...

  • Therapeutic Support Worker

    19 hours ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Benjamin Uk Ltd Full time

    **We are offering a £500 starting bonus to successful applicants who are qualified with an NVQ Level 3 in Children's Workforce** Benjamin UK is looking for Therapeutic Care Practitioners (Children/young people 12-18yrs EBD) to work as part of a team. Along with great pay we offer company pension, an excellent training package and flexible working patterns....

  • Day Support Worker

    1 week ago

    Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Powys County Council Full time £26,403 - £27,254 per year

    About the role:To provide daily support to service users within day services for people with learning disabilities; operating from day service bases and in the community in accordance with the service specification and to work under the direction of the Assistance Day Services Manager (ADSM) and Day Activity Manager (DAM).About you: Positive attitude to...

  • Support Worker

    2 weeks ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Mencap Full time

    Job Advert Calling all compassionate and dedicated individuals! Mencap is seeking passionate Support Workers to join our incredible team in Leighton Buzzard on a 30hrs Weekly Contract. As a Support Worker, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. You will be working with a diverse group of...

  • Residential Childrens Worker

    19 hours ago

    Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Fulbridge Social Care Full time

    Fulbridge Social Care are recruiting Experienced and Trainee Residential Childrens Workers to join our casual team to work in our clients children’s residential homes and Independent Living settings, please note we are looking for flexible, reliable and interactive individuals that want to work within a specialist environment where full training and...