Adult Social Carer

Royale Carers is a family-run, CQC-registered domiciliary care provider supporting people to live independently in their own homes across Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding area. We're looking for a compassionate, reliable Care and Support Worker to join our team.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting service users with personal care, daily routines, and staying independent in their own home
• Helping with domestic tasks, meal preparation, and accompanying people to appointments or outings
• Building genuine, respectful relationships with the people you support and their families
• Keeping accurate care records using our care planning system
• Working as part of a supportive team, with full training provided

What we're looking for

• Experience in care, whether paid, family, or voluntary (essential)
• A caring, patient, and reliable approach, with good communication skills
• Willingness to work flexibly, including some weekends
• Own transport and a full driving licence (desirable)
• A Care Certificate or NVQ/QCF in Health and Social Care (desirable, not essential — full training given)

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do. Royale Carers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable adults we support, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, verified references, and a full employment history with no unexplained gaps.

What we offer

• Full induction and ongoing training
• Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays
• A genuinely supportive, family-run team

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

That safeguarding paragraph is worth keeping even though it wasn't in the original ad — stating the DBS/reference/history requirements upfront in the posting itself is standard safer-recruitment practice: it