Care Jobs in Essex:

Are you looking for a rewarding care job in Essex? Cera has immediate, local vacancies for compassionate individuals across the county. We are one of the UK's fastest-growing care providers and are actively seeking new team members to start their careers today. We are proud to offer flexible hours, with a wide range of full-time and part-time positions available to suit your availability, and excellent training. We are actively recruiting for carers across Essex in areas including Basildon, Romford, Southend, and Colchester.

Joining us means becoming part of our Cera family, dedicated to making a positive difference in people's lives. If you have the essential values - such as kindness, patience, and diligence - we provide the comprehensive training you need to succeed in vital roles like Community Support, Reablement, and Live-in Care. Take the first step toward a fulfilling new career supporting your local community in Essex.

Care Jobs in Colchester here - flexible home care roles in the Colchester area

Care Jobs in Braintree here – local domiciliary care positions

Care Jobs in Tiptree here – support worker and home care opportunities

Care Jobs in Chelmsford here - professional carer roles in the Chelmsford area

Care Jobs in Southend here - support local vulnerable people with care roles in Southend

Care Jobs in Basildon here - local home care jobs in the Basildon area

Care Jobs in Havering here - home care jobs in Havering and surrounding areas

Care Jobs in Brentwood here - no experience needed carer roles in the Brentwood area

Care Jobs in Clacton here - care assistant and support worker jobs in Clacton

Alternatively why not view all our carer jobs in Essex here.

Although a rewarding career in care doesn’t necessarily need experience, it does require a specific set of values and qualities.

• Patience. The ability to remain calm and understanding, especially when supporting individuals who may need extra time or encouragement.
• Hardworking. You need to commit to completing tasks to the best of your ability. Providing the highest standard of care, no matter the task.
• Compassion and empathy. This is something we cannot teach. If you care for others and take the time to understand where they are coming from, you have the most important quality needed to work in a care role.
• Excellent communication skills. You need to be able to actively listen, speak clearly and record information accurately to maintain the safety and comfort of the people you will be caring for.
• No prior experience. Comprehensive training is provided for all our roles. Whether you have paid experience working as a carer, unpaid experience caring for a friend or family member, or no experience at all. We have roles to suit everyone and the support to ensure you feel confident delivering care.
• Driving ability. In most areas a driving licence and car is required, although limited walker roles may be available in areas where we have a high concentration of clients.
• Availability. You must be prepared to work alternate weekends, or at least one day every weekend, as care services are required seven days a week.
• Legal right to work. All applicants must have and be able to provide evidence of the Right to Work in the UK.
• Comfort with personal care. You must be comfortable providing full personal care to both male and female clients, including assistance with essential tasks like washing, showering, toileting, and dressing.

Types of Care jobs in Essex

• Community care jobs - You could help support vulnerable adults to live independently in their own home across Essex. As a community carer, sometimes known as a domiciliary carer you will focus on supporting people with daily activities including personal care, meal preparation, medication reminders and light domestic tasks. Could you help people maintain their health, dignity and quality of life in your community? Apply now!
• Reablement and home to assess care jobs (in Colchester and South Essex) - In this role you will help to provide short-term intensive support with the aim to help individuals regain their independence and skills, typically following a hospital stay. Your goal isn’t just to provide the care, but work with that person to help them relearn daily tasks. Find out more [here](https://ceracare.co.uk/jobs? latitude=51.76683689999999&longitude=0.4757762&start=0&limit=6&q=Essex).
• Complex care jobs - Could you help to provide highly specialised, long-term support or care for individuals of all ages with complex clinical needs. Both full-time and part-time options are available and you will often be working with just one client. Discover our Essex based complex care assistant roles here.
• Live-in care jobs - These roles involve living in a clients home to provide continual, round-the-clock care and support, usually on a rotational basis. Typically this requires previous care experience, although it can be paid, professional care experience or unpaid experience caring for a loved one. You can discover live-in care jobs in Essex here.
• LD services support worker jobs - In this role you focus on enabling adults and children with learning disabilities to develop life skills, achieve personal goals, and fully participate in experiences in their communities. The primary goals are support and empowerment as you help them to access local services and engage in hobbies and interests. You can discover LD services support worker jobs here.

Cera is an equal opportunities employer.

All applicants for our Essex carer jobs must undergo an enhanced DBS check and satisfy right-to-work checks.