Children’s Care Assistant

Children’s Care Assistant

Children’s Care Assistant

The Care Collection

Gov UK

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

1 hour ago

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Children's Care Assistant

Right to work in the UK required

Children's Care Assistant needed in Huddersfield - pay starts at £13.00 per hour, interviews ASAP, immediate start, driver with access to own vehicle needed with business insurance, experience working with children with complex needs essential.

Why join us?

If you’re looking for a rewarding care role, supporting children and their families, we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer:

Pay from £13.00–£16.00 per hour (bank holidays £16 p/h)
Paid mileage between visits (30p per mile)
One-hour minimum visits – no rushing, time to build relationships
Alternate weekends off and rotas given 4 weeks in advance
28 days paid holiday (pro rata) and pension scheme
Fully paid training and support to gain diploma qualifications
Carer awards, referral scheme, and a supportive, friendly team

About the role

You’ll provide care for children with complex needs, including medication, PEG feeding, epilepsy care, personal care, meal preparation, companionship, and social support.

Part-time, ad hoc shifts around school hours:

Weekdays: 7–9am & 4–8pm
Weekends: block hours available
Extra hours if also supporting adults

About you

Experience supporting children with complex needs (essential)
Driver with access to your own vehicle with business insurance
Empathetic, reliable, and confident working with families
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you’re passionate about helping children live with dignity and independence, we’d love to hear from you.

About us - The Care Collection

We are an award-winning home care provider offering minimum one-hour visits and person-centred care. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re honoured to have been rated 10/10 by clients on homecare.co.uk, reflecting the quality and compassion of the care we deliver.

We welcome applications from those with experience as a Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner, SEND Support Assistant, Health Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Nurse, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker, Home Carer, Domiciliary Care and Care Worker.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.