Care Assistant

Location: Glasgow
Salary: £14 per hour
Hours: Part-Time, Full-Time, Flexible

Please note: We do not provide sponsorship for this position. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, please do not apply.

Are you looking for a new career where you can make a real difference every day? Caremark Glasgow West is looking for a care assistant in Glasgow to join our friendly and supportive local team.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who is caring, patient, reliable, and ready to help others live safely and comfortably at home. You do not need previous care experience, as we provide full training and ongoing support from day one.

As a care assistant in Glasgow, you will support customers with daily tasks, companionship, personal care, and routines that help them stay independent. Every customer is different, so every day brings a new chance to make someone feel valued, respected, and cared for.

About the Role:

As a care assistant in Glasgow, you will support customers with daily living tasks, companionship, and personal care. You will work as part of a local team that values kindness, respect, and safe care.

Pay: £14.00 – £21.00 per hour

Job description:

Do you want to work for one of the leading home care providers in the UK? Are you a driven and passionate person who wants to make a real difference in your local community?

Caremark Glasgow West, is currently searching for exceptional Care Assistants to join our new office, based at 1612-1614 Paisley Road West G52 3QN in Glasgow. You’ll have a fantastic opportunity to use your skills to help build a best-in-class care provider, with an excellent support structure from a leading care provider behind you.

Location: Glasgow
Job Type: Full-time / Part-time / Flexible hours
Pay: £14 – £21 per hour (depending on shift/time of year)
Mileage: 35p per mile

Make a real difference every day

Caremark Glasgow is recruiting caring, reliable and compassionate people to join our team. As a Care Assistant, you’ll support customers in their own homes, helping them live independently, safely and with dignity. Whether you’re experienced or completely new to care, we’ll support you to succeed.

What you’ll do

You’ll provide high‑quality care and support, including:

• Helping customers get up, go to bed, wash, bathe, dress and use the toilet
• Supporting mobility, physical disabilities, incontinence care and use of personal aids
• Providing comfort and practical support to customers who are unwell or receiving end‑of‑life care
• Encouraging wellbeing through conversation, hobbies, outings and meaningful activities
• Light household tasks such as making beds, tidying, laundry and emptying commodes
• Preparing and serving light meals, setting trays and washing up
• Recording clear care notes and contributing to customer reviews
• Reporting any changes in a customer’s health or circumstances
• Promoting independence at every opportunity

Pay & benefits

This package is designed to highlight how highly we value our team:

• £14 per hour
• 35p per mile mileage reimbursement
• Paid induction and training at our Academy of Excellence
• Paid ongoing development and regular supervision
• Fully funded SVQ qualifications
• Free uniform & PPE
• Holiday pay & pension
• Blue Light Card for national discounts
• Supportive local management team
• Clear career progression (Senior Carer, Field Care Supervisor, etc.)

Who we’re looking for

You don’t need previous care experience — just the right values.

We’re looking for people who are:

• Self‑motivated and well‑organised
• Caring, patient and sensitive to others
• Able to use their own initiative
• Good communicators
• Flexible and committed to high‑quality care
• Passionate about dementia care and making a positive difference

A driving licence and access to a vehicle are strongly preferred.

We are also looking for people who would like to work specific times of day to suit their commitments.

Apply today

If you want a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference every day, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to join the Caremark Glasgow team.

Disclaimer: It’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both).

Your integrity, honesty and passion will be vital in helping the business and our team develop. As we grow, we will look to you to play a key role in expanding our service offering, giving you a great opportunity to use your talent to help support our community.

We strongly encourage applications from those with a passion for caring and the motivation to help build a best in class organisation.

About us

Caremark is a home care company with excellent standards, excellent people, and excellent success stories. We provide care in the home for people from all walks of life, enabling them to stay in the safety and comfort of their own home and community. Caremark is a growing, forward-thinking organisation who are making sure our staff are always supported. Caremark are very proud to be an equal opportunities employer, with a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are the Mark of EXCELLENT Care

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Part-Time

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glasgow, Glasgow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

About Caremark Glasgow West

Caremark is a trusted home care provider with many years of experience supporting people in local communities. At Caremark Glasgow West, we provide care that helps people stay safe, comfortable, and independent at home.

Our customers may come to us through local authorities, NHS contracts, or private care arrangements. However care begins, our aim is always the same: to improve lives through kind, professional, and person-centred support.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome people from different backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Apply for a Care Assistant Role in Glasgow

Start a career where your care, time, and kindness can make a real difference. Apply today to become a care assistant in Glasgow with Caremark Glasgow West.

Field Care Supervisor

Location: Glasgow
Salary: £14.50 per hour
Hours: 25

Job description:

Caremark Glasgow West is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and experienced professional to join our team as a Part-Time/Full-Time Hybrid Field Care Supervisor.

This is a permanent position, working flexibly across the week with some weekend working required. Flexibility is essential as the role may occasionally involve earlier starts, later finishes or weekend visits.

About the role

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines hands on caring work, office-based work and time out in the community. As a Field Care Supervisor, you’ll play an important role in making sure our clients receive consistently high-quality, person-centred care, while also supporting and developing our Care & Support Workers.

You’ll have a genuine opportunity to make a difference — not only to the people we support, but also to the carers who provide that support every day.

Principal responsibilities

· To carry out Individual Needs Assessments for new and potential customers.

· To conduct risk assessments as part of the Individual Needs Assessment and update these as required as part of the individual’s risk management.

· To carry out introductory visits every time a Care Assistant visits a customer for the first time.

· To ensure all customer visits are always covered.

· To be on-call in case of emergency.

· To liaise closely with Care Coordinators regarding recruitment, permanent allocation of Care Assistants and the writing of Care & Support Agreements.

· To identify suitable Care Assistants to cover for any absences, this may be due to sickness or holiday.

· To allocate suitable alternative Care Assistants when an existing Care Assistant notifies that they are unable to attend a call.

· To facilitate the practical induction of all new Care Assistants.

· To provide and facilitate in-field training as and when appropriate.

· To identify any additional training needs of Care Assistants and report accordingly.

· To conduct customer reviews and respond to Individual Review Forms completed by Care Assistants as soon as possible.

· To urgently report any changes in a Care Assistant’s or customer’s schedule to the Care Coordinator.

· To monitor, supervise and mentor all Care Assistants in the field.

· To provide support to all Care Assistants in the field.

· To monitor all customers for service and Care Assistant satisfaction.

· To ensure accuracy and completeness of all documentation held in customers’ homes.

· To encourage and identify opportunities for Care Assistants continuing professional development.

· To ensure that all written reports and administration is up to date.

· To maintain close liaison with both the Care Manager and Care Coordinator.

· To Provide person‑centred care to clients

· To Support complex clients with consistency and professionalism

· To Maintain accurate records and communication

· To Act as a role model for new and existing care staff

No two days are the same. One day you might be visiting a client and completing a care observation; the next you could be supporting a carer to deliver care, carrying out an assessment, reviewing care documentation or helping the office team resolve a care-related issue.

Who we’re looking for

This role would suit an experienced care professional who is ready to develop their leadership and supervisory skills, while remaining closely involved in the delivery of care.

You don’t need to have experience of every aspect of the role. We’re much more interested in finding someone who has:

• A genuine passion for providing excellent care
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Good judgement and the confidence to deal with challenges
• A reliable, positive and professional approach
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• A willingness to learn and develop

We will provide the support and training you need to develop into the role.

Working with our team

You’ll work closely with and report to our Registered Care Manager

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to take the next step in their care career and have a real influence on the quality of care delivered to clients and the support provided to our care team.

Essential requirements

Due to the nature of the role, you must have:

• A full driving licence
• Access to your own car or motorbike
• Flexibility to work across different times of the day and occasional weekends

Please note: We do not provide sponsorship for this position. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, please do not apply.

Principal responsibilities

· Support and manage a team of Care & Support Workers

· Participation in the on-call rota is required. On-call is shared across the management team and attracts an additional payment. (used for emergencies outside of office working time)

· To maintain close liaison with both the Care Manager and office staff

· To complete new assessments and attend first calls with clients.

· To ensure paperwork is up to date and compliant as per the Caremark policies.

· Act as a link between the client and the office

· Oversee care quality control.

· Monitor and supervise care service.

· To cover calls

· Some weekend working, late evening and early morning working may be required as the business needs.

· To provide supervisions for Care Assistants, identifying training or support needs.

· To ensure clients are happy and satisfied with their care.

· To provide training and inductions for Care Assistants

· ·To identify and appropriately report safeguarding concerns, changes in clients’ needs, incidents and risks.

· To use professional judgement and escalate concerns appropriately to the Care Manager.

What we look for

We’re looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, highly motivated, and well-organised, with strong leadership skills and a genuine passion for delivering high-quality, efficient care.

You’ll be someone who is confident enough to challenge poor practice, but compassionate enough to understand why people sometimes need additional support. You’ll be able to have difficult conversations when necessary while maintaining positive working relationships.

To succeed in this role, you’ll be ready to take the next step in your career and have the right foundation and experience in care, full support and training will be given.

If you’re committed to making a difference and ready to lead by example, we encourage you to apply.

Ideal attributes:

· Self-motivated, well-organised & reliable

· Caring and sensitive

· Flexible

· Committed to maintaining our high standards of care.

· Good communicator/ social skills

· Computer literate, good writing skills.

· You must be able to manage your own diary and be ensure office staff are kept up to date with it.

· Able to manage staff sensitively but whilst ensuring our high standard of care is maintained.

· Clean driving licence with use of car or motorbike – A full UK driving licence and access to your own reliable vehicle is essential, as the role involves regular travel between clients and our office in Glasgow

· Ability to work as part of a team.

· Prepared to cover calls

What we offer:

· Supportive team environment and regular supervision

· Further training where required & opportunity for further study

· There is scope for the successful candidate to develop their responsibilities and progress within the management structure as the business continues to grow.

· Good pay and the opportunity to gain bonuses and an increase in wage

· Pension scheme

· Flexibility of working.

· A mobile phone for staff to call during your working time.

· Generous mileage allowance

· Blue light card – discounts

· 28 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays)

· Free parking at our office

· Supportive management, team meetings, social events

Why join us?

We are a growing, independent Caremark office with an experienced management team who genuinely care about the quality of service we provide. We value our staff, invest in training and development, and want our supervisors to have a real voice in how we deliver care and you’ll be joining an experienced and supportive team where your ideas and experience are valued.

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. As a Field Care Supervisor, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference to the quality of care our clients receive, while also supporting, mentoring and developing our Care Workers. You’ll be trusted to use your experience and professional judgement, with support from the wider management team whenever you need it.

We are committed to investing in our staff and providing opportunities for further training and career development.

If you are looking for a role where you can develop your leadership skills, remain closely involved with clients and care delivery, and be part of a team that genuinely cares about the service it provides, rather than being another name on a rota, we would love to hear from you.

Hours :

This is a 25-hour per week position, with hours to be worked flexibly in agreement with management. Flexibility is essential, the role also includes some early mornings, late finishes, and weekend working, depending on the needs of the business.

You’ll be expected to work alternate Christmas and New Year periods each year.

To support team communication and service continuity, you’ll be extended to attend staff meetings.

Outside of those times, Field Care Supervisors are expected to spend time every week out in the field delivering directly or supporting care delivery, with remaining time in the office to complete essential administrative tasks.

For more information contact neil.wilson@caremark.co.uk

Pay: £14.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Referral programme

Work Location: In person

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 1 year experience in care
• Medication competency (or willingness to train)
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Confidence with clients, families, and new carers
• Good organisational skills
• Commitment to high‑quality care
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

About Caremark Glasgow West

Caremark is a trusted home care provider with many years of experience supporting people in local communities. At Caremark Glasgow West, we provide care that helps people stay safe, comfortable, and independent at home.

Our customers may come to us through local authorities, NHS contracts, or private care arrangements. However care begins, our aim is always the same: to improve lives through kind, professional, and person-centred support.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome people from different backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Apply for a Hybrid Field Care Supervisor Role in Glasgow

Start a career where your care, time, and kindness can make a real difference. Apply today to become a hybrid field care supervisor in Glasgow with Caremark Glasgow West.