Hope Care Service Agency – Cheltenham
Pay: £14.00–£16.00 per hour
Plus: Paid travel time + mileageJob type: Bank / FlexibleLocation: Cheltenham and surrounding areas
Work When It Suits You
Hope Care Service Agency is looking for Female Bank Care Assistants to join our growing bank team.
This role is ideal if you already work, study, have family commitments or simply want the flexibility to pick up additional care shifts when you’re available.
There are no guaranteed weekly hours. When additional shifts become available due to sickness, annual leave, increased client needs or new care packages, they will be offered to our bank team.
If you’re available, you can put yourself forward.
If you’re not, there’s no obligation to accept that particular shift.
How Our Bank Works
We want to keep it simple.
When we have care available, we’ll send the opportunity to suitable members of our bank team.
For example:
Saturday 7:00am–2:00pm – CheltenhamSunday 2:00pm–8:00pm – CheltenhamFull-day cover available tomorrow
Bank staff can respond if they would like the work, and shifts will then be allocated based on availability, suitability and client needs.
This gives you the opportunity to earn additional income without committing to a fixed weekly rota.
Shifts Available
Bank opportunities may include:
- Morning care runs
- Evening care runs
- Weekend work
- Full-day availability
- Short-notice sickness cover
- Annual leave cover
- Additional hours when client needs increase
We are particularly interested in applicants who can provide morning, evening and/or weekend availability.
Pay & Benefits
- £14.00–£16.00 per hour
- Paid travel time between care visits
- Paid mileage
- Flexible bank working
- Pick up additional shifts when you’re available
- Regular opportunities for additional hours
- Paid induction and training
- Holiday entitlement/pay as applicable
- Company pension where eligible
- Uniform provided
- Referral programme
- Support from our office and management team
- Opportunities to move into contracted hours if suitable vacancies become available
About Hope Care
Hope Care Service Agency is an independent domiciliary care provider supporting people across Cheltenham and the surrounding areas.
We believe good care comes from reliable carers, familiar faces and genuine relationships.
Wherever possible, we aim to match bank staff with clients they already know rather than constantly sending people to unfamiliar calls.
You won’t be treated as “just bank staff”. The same standards, support and training apply across our whole care team.
What You’ll Be Doing
Depending on the client, your responsibilities may include:
- Supporting with personal care
- Medication support and prompts
- Preparing meals and drinks
- Supporting mobility
- Providing companionship and reassurance
- Supporting clients with their daily routines
- Light household tasks
- Completing accurate care records
- Reporting concerns or changes in wellbeing
Above all, you’ll help people remain safe, comfortable and independent in their own homes.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for people who are:
- Kind, compassionate and respectful
- Reliable and punctual
- Comfortable providing personal care
- Confident working independently in the community
- Good communicators
- Able to respond reliably when they accept a shift
- Interested in picking up additional care work on a regular basis
Previous care experience is welcomed but not essential. Full training can be provided for applicants with the right attitude and values.
Driving Is Essential
Due to the locations of our clients, applicants must have:
- A full UK driving licence
- Access to their own vehicle for work
Right to Work
Hope Care Service Agency is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this vacancy.
Applicants must already have the appropriate right to work in the UK without requiring employer sponsorship.
Female Applicants
Due to the personal care needs and preferences of the people we support, this vacancy is open to female applicants only where a genuine occupational requirement applies under the Equality Act 2010.
Important – Please Read Before Applying
This is a bank position and does not provide guaranteed weekly hours.
We are looking to build a dependable group of carers who genuinely want to pick up additional work when opportunities become available.
If you’re looking for complete flexibility while still being part of an established local care team, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today to join the Hope Care bank team.
Pay: £14.00-£16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexible schedule
- Paid training
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Which shifts would you normally be able to pick up? Morning / Evening / Weekend / Full-day / Short-notice
- Would you be willing to pick up care shifts on a regular basis when they become available?
- Approximately how many additional hours per month would you ideally like to pick up?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
