# Care Assistant

> Carefound Home Care · Cheadle, United Kingdom · — · Posted 2026-02-18

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Wilmslow

## Description

**Location:** Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Cheadle, Knutsford, Macclesfield and surrounding areas  
**Pay:** £14.69 to £16.26 per hour (including paid travel time) plus mileage at 45p per mile  
**Hours:** Full-time & part-time available (contracted up to 30 hours)

**At Carefound Home Care, we're rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we offer the best career in social care.**

We're looking for kind-hearted people to join us as a Professional Care Assistant in Cheadle and surrounding areas.

To join us as a Community Care Assistant, you don't need prior experience as we'll train you with all the skills you need. You just need a **full UK driving licence** and **your own car** and to be keen to make a genuine difference to our clients' lives.

If you're looking for a career that can be flexible around your lifestyle, has guaranteed pay and involves changing peoples' lives, then look no further than working as a Professional Care Worker with Carefound Home Care. You'll get the best employment package including paid travel time, career progression and support.

**Please note: We do NOT offer sponsorship.**

Our Care Assistant role offers the following benefits:

-   We have work in **Wilmslow**, **Alderley Edge**, **Cheadle**, **Knutsford**, **Macclesfield** and surrounding areas
-   **Flexible or guaranteed hours contract** whichever suits your lifestyle
-   **Contracted hours** from 10 to 30 hours per week depending on availability
-   **High pay rate** of £14.69 to £16.26 per hour (including paid travel time)
-   Double time on **bank holidays** and other designated holiday days
-   **Paid travel time** at your standard hourly rate (included in the above hourly rate)
-   **Paid mileage** at the full allowance of 45p per mile
-   **Pay enhancements** to recognise qualifications and long-term commitment
-   **Instant access to your pay** instead of waiting for payday
-   **Shopping discounts** and **free Blue Light Card**
-   Earn up to **£500** for referring a friend
-   You're employed by us giving you **paid holidays** and our **pension scheme**
-   Full in-house induction training with over **£360 pay on completion**
-   Support to complete **further training** including diploma qualifications
-   **Career progression** along our career path
-   **24/7 local support** from a care manager and wider team
-   **Funded** DBS check
-   Minimum **1 hour visits**

As a Care Assistant, you'll build a relationship and routine with your clients to support them to live with well-being in their own homes. You'll need to be warm, patient and compassionate with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. Your role may include:

-   Providing companionship
-   Supporting with personal care
-   Helping with mobility and staying active
-   Assisting with medication or specialist needs
-   Helping around the home with housekeeping and cooking
-   Running errands such as shopping or picking up prescriptions
-   You'll need a smartphone to use our app

If you’d like to find out more about becoming a Care Assistant in Cheadle, apply today. We can’t wait to hear from you.

## Apply

[Apply at Carefound Home Care](https://apply.workable.com/carefound-home-care/j/CCA05111CF/apply)

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