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Care Assistant
Posted 2026-02-03
REF789O
Bedford
Bedfordshire Pay Rate: £13.00 - £13.67 per hour plus 25p mileage. Hertfordshire Pay Rate £14.44 - £15.44 per hour plus 25p mileage.
🌟 Care Assistants – Join Our Sage Care Team! 🌟
✨ Brighter days. Fresh challenges. Real impact. ✨
At Sage Care, every day is different — and every day gives you the chance to do meaningful, rewarding work that truly changes people’s lives 💙
We’re looking for Care Assistants / Care Professionals to join our friendly, supportive teams across Bedfordshire, delivering high-quality care to people in their own homes.
📍 Work Locations
We proudly support service users across:
🏡 Kempston
🌿 Elstow
🏙️ Parts of the Bedford Borough
✨ Surrounding areas
🚗 Drivers are essential due to the community-based nature of the role.
💷 Pay Rates
⏰ Shift Patterns
We offer flexible shifts to fit around your lifestyle:
• Day shifts: 6:00 / 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Evening shifts: 2:00 PM – 10:00 / 11:00 PM
• Weekdays & weekends
• Full-time & part-time opportunities
• Shifts available 7 days a week
Whether you’re looking for consistency or flexibility, we’ll work with you.
💙 Why Join Sage Care?
Our Care Professionals are at the heart of everything we do.
At Sage Care, you’ll be supported, valued, and empowered to make a real difference — every single day.
A career with us means purpose, compassion, and pride in the work you do.
💙 What You’ll Be Doing
As a Care Assistant, you’ll help clients live safely, comfortably, and independently in their own homes by following personalised care plans.
Your role will include:
• 💧 Personal care (washing, bathing, dressing, toileting, continence care)
• 💊 Medication support and assistance
• 🍲 Meal preparation and help with eating & drinking
• 🛒 Shopping and everyday practical tasks
• 🧹 Light household duties (laundry, tidying, cleaning, changing beds)
• 🦯 Supporting mobility and use of aids and equipment
• 💬 Providing companionship, reassurance, and emotional support
🦸 What You’ll Need (No Cape Required!)
No experience? No problem! 💪
We provide full, paid training — all you need is compassion, reliability, and the drive to make a real difference.
✅ Genuine compassion and respect for others
✅ Strong communication and listening skills
✅ A positive, can-do attitude (superhero energy encouraged!)
✅ Reliability and a caring nature
✅ The right to work in the UK
✨ If you’re kind-hearted, dependable, and ready to make every day a little brighter — you’ve already got what it takes to be a Care Assistant hero!
🎓 Full paid training provided, plus ongoing support to help you grow and succeed.
🎁 What You’ll Receive
🌼 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
🎓 Paid online & face-to-face training
🌱 Career progression & self-development opportunities
🕓 Flexible working (full or part-time)
👶 Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
💰 Pension scheme & Death in Service payment
🛍️ Blue Light Card eligibility (exclusive discounts)
🚴 Cycle to Work scheme
🎉 £300 Refer-a-Friend bonus
💆 Access to wellbeing & benefits platform
🏢 Be part of the largest care company in the UK
🚀 Ready to Join Our Team of Everyday Heroes?
If you’re ready for a career that’s as rewarding as it is inspiring, apply today and become part of our mission to transform care.
💙 We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. 💙