Driver & Care Assistant - Older Peoples Day Service

This is a truly rewarding role where every day brings something different. As a Driver & Care Assistant, you'll be the friendly face greeting individuals each morning and ensuring they return home safely at the end of the day. You'll build meaningful relationships, offer practical support, and help people feel valued, included, and connected to their local community.

Working as part of our Day Service team, you'll support individuals with a range of needs, including Dementia, Parkinson's, mobility difficulties, and other age-related challenges. Your patience, compassion, and understanding will help people feel safe, respected, and well supported.

What you will be doing:

Safely transporting individuals to and from the Day Centre.

Supporting individuals with personal care needs where required.

Building positive relationships with clients and their families.

Encouraging participation in activities and social opportunities.

Promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing.

Working closely with colleagues to provide high-quality support.

For many of our clients, you will be one of the most important people they see each week. Your kindness, reliability, and support can help reduce loneliness, build confidence, and make a lasting difference to someone's quality of life.

All about our Team

We're a warm and caring team who are passionate about helping older adults live well, stay independent, and enjoy meaningful connections with others.

Do you enjoy helping people and making their day a little brighter?

Are you someone who takes pride in providing excellent care and support?

Would you like a role where your work genuinely matters?

We're looking for someone who is caring, reliable, and passionate about supporting older adults. You'll need to be comfortable working with people who have a range of support needs and be able to build positive relationships with clients, families, and colleagues.

You will need

A full UK driving licence with D1 entitlement.

A calm, patient, and compassionate approach.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

The ability to work as part of a team.

A commitment to promoting dignity, choice, and independence.

A positive attitude and willingness to learn.

Our Day Centre is a friendly and welcoming place where clients and staff work together to create a supportive community. We pride ourselves on treating people with dignity and respect, celebrating individual strengths, and bringing plenty of laughter and positivity to each day.

By joining us, you'll become part of a service that values teamwork, personal development, and making a genuine difference to people's lives.

Why join us?

Make a positive difference every day.

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…

Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes

Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)

Access to car lease scheme

Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings

Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth

Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day

Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network

Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

Our Commitments