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Entry-level care assistant and support worker jobs

Care and support work is the largest source of entry-level vacancies in the UK, and most employers train new starters rather than requiring experience. This page collects care assistant, support worker and healthcare assistant roles nationwide. There are 586 care and support vacancies on Step Into Jobs right now.

The main kinds of care role

Care assistant roles are usually based in a residential or nursing home and cover personal care, mealtimes and company. Support worker roles more often involve helping someone live independently, whether in supported housing or their own home, and lean toward practical and social support.

Healthcare assistant posts sit in clinical settings alongside nurses. Domiciliary care means visiting people in their own homes on a round, which normally requires a driving licence and pays travel time between calls.

Live Care and support work vacancies

  1. Senior Care Assistant
    HC-One - Gateshead, England, GB
  2. Care Assistant
    HC-One - Dukinfield, England, GB
  3. Care Assistant Bank
    Care UK - Nuneaton, England, GB
  4. Care Assistant Nights
    Care UK - Copthorne, England, GB - GBP 13.0
  5. Care Assistant
    Care UK - Copthorne, England, GB - GBP 13.0
  6. Care Assistant
    Appcastenterprise - Hove Edge, Yorkshire and Humberside, GB
  7. Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Washington, England, GB
  8. Support Worker
    Cygnet - Blackpool, England, GB - GBP 13.0
  9. Senior Care Assistant
    Bupa - Middlewich, England, GB - GBP 13.0 - 15.0
  10. Care Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Blackpool, England, GB
  11. Night Care Assistant
    Barchester Healthcare - Blackpool, England, GB
  12. Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Hastings, England, GB
  13. Laundry Assistant - Bank - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Stanwell, England, GB
  14. Care Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Camberley, England, GB
  15. Care Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Battle, England, GB
  16. Activities Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Battle, England, GB
  17. Activities Assistant - Bank - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Exmouth, England, GB
  18. Night Care Assistant
    Barchester Healthcare - Guildford, England, GB
  19. Care Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Binfield, England, GB
  20. Care Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Eastbourne, England, GB
  21. Activities Coordinator - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Crawley Down, England, GB
  22. Activities Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Stoke-on-Trent, England, GB
  23. Care Assistant - Care Home
    Barchester Healthcare - Bristol, England, GB
  24. Female Support Worker | Maidstone, Kent | Full time
    CareTech - Maidstone, Kent, Kent - £13.03 per hour
  25. Female Night Support Worker | Colchester, Essex | From £ 1 to 40 | Full time
    Cygnet Health Care - Colchester, Essex, Essex - £13.15 per hour up to £13.45 per/hour post probation period

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Starting with no experience

Most care employers recruit on values rather than a CV and put new starters through the Care Certificate, an induction standard covering the basics of safe practice. Training is paid and happens in the first weeks of employment.

All care roles require an enhanced DBS check, which the employer normally arranges and pays for. A criminal record does not automatically rule you out - it depends on what it is and how it relates to the role.

How to apply

Each vacancy links to the original advertiser, where the care provider runs its own application, interview and vetting process. We do not collect applications ourselves.

Common questions

Do you need experience to be a care assistant?

Usually not. Most care employers recruit on values and reliability and train new starters through the Care Certificate during paid induction. Some specialist roles, such as those supporting complex clinical needs, do ask for prior experience.

What is the difference between a care assistant and a support worker?

Broadly, a care assistant works in a residential or nursing setting and provides personal care, while a support worker helps someone live independently, often in supported housing or their own home. The titles overlap and employers use them inconsistently, so read the duties rather than the title.

Do care jobs require a DBS check?

Yes, an enhanced DBS check is required for care roles. Employers normally arrange and pay for it as part of onboarding. Having a record does not automatically disqualify you; it depends on the offence and its relevance to the role.