Community Reablement Care Assistant (Shift Pay)

Reablement Care Assistant | Gloucestershire

£16.50 per hour on weekdays | £17.50 per hour on weekends
Shift-based pay | Paid shadowing | £500 welcome bonus
A valid driving licence and your own car are essential

Join Mega Nursing & Care and make a difference by helping people in your community regain confidence and independence.

We are looking for compassionate Reablement Care Assistants across Gloucestershire to provide outstanding, personalised care that respects each service user’s needs and preferences.

Our work is guided by the 6Cs: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment.

Your Pay & Benefits

• Shift-based pay: £16.50 per hour on weekdays and £17.50 per hour on weekends
• Pay every two weeks
• £500 welcome bonus after successfully completing your three-month probation
• Interest-free pay advances of up to £1,000, repayable through your pay
• Mileage contribution
• Up to £100 annually towards car repairs, MOT and servicing through our Car Maintenance Scheme
• Comprehensive training and paid shadowing
• Free uniform and PPE, including masks, aprons, gloves and hand sanitiser
• Referral bonus of up to £250
• Career progression and funded Health & Social Care qualifications up to Level 7
• 20% off domiciliary home care for family and relatives
• Care Support & Wellbeing Service

What You’ll Need

• At least one year of experience working in care
• A valid driving licence and your own car
• Good communication skills in English
• Basic IT skills for documentation and reporting
• The ability to follow care plans and provide personalised support
• A compassionate and empathetic approach
• Confidence to take action and raise concerns when needed
• The ability to build positive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries
• A commitment to our values, policies, procedures and guidance

Your Role

You will support people with everyday activities, encouraging them to do as much as possible independently.

• Medication support: Assisting clients with medication, with full training provided.
• Personal care: Helping with washing, bathing, dressing and using the toilet.
• Meal preparation: Supporting clients to prepare anything from a light snack to a full meal.
• Mobility assistance: Helping clients get out of bed and move safely around their homes.
• Running errands: Collecting groceries or medication when required.
• Light domestic tasks: Assisting with laundry, vacuuming and other household tasks.
• Community access: Supporting clients to attend appointments, visit local places or spend time with relatives.
• Companionship: Offering emotional support and building positive, professional relationships.

Working Patterns

Morning shifts: 7am to 3pm
Evening shifts: 3pm to 10pm
Long days: Scheduled between 7am and 10pm

Option 1: Four days on, followed by four days off
Option 2: Monday to Friday, plus every other weekend

Availability to work every other weekend is essential.

Locations

You must be able to travel to the following areas when required:

• Cheltenham
• Gloucester
• Cotswolds
• Stow-on-the-Wold
• Bourton-on-the-Water
• Winchcombe
• Tewkesbury
• Forest of Dean

What Our Employees Say

“Working in care has changed my life.”

“We care as a company and as individuals, we give the best care possible.”

“I enjoy working in care because I can make a difference to somebody’s day.”

Apply Today

If you share our values and want to help people live more independently, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join Mega Nursing & Care.

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for. All staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard to provide safe, effective and compassionate care.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both)