Female Gujarati-Speaking Community Support Worker

Company Description

MiHomecare – Queensbury | City & County Healthcare Group

A familiar language. A reassuring presence. Care that makes a difference.

📍 Locations: HA8 – Edgware | HA9 – Wembley | NW9 – Kingsbury
💷 Pay: £14.80 per hour Monday–Saturday | £15.15 per hour Sunday
⏰ Full-time and part-time opportunities
🕒 Shift patterns vary within 7am–3pm and 3pm–9pm. We’ll discuss available care rounds and your availability at interview.

Company Description

Help someone feel understood, supported and confident in their own home.

A conversation in a familiar language can make everyday care feel more comfortable and personal. At MiHomecare, we’re looking for

Whether you’re helping someone get ready for the day, preparing their favourite meal or taking time to listen, your support will make a meaningful difference.

You’ll join MiHomecare, part of City & County Healthcare Group, where kindness, dignity and respect are at the heart of the care we provide.

Why these roles require female Gujarati-speaking carers

These particular roles involve providing intimate personal care to clients whose care needs require a female worker to preserve their dignity and privacy during activities such as washing, dressing and toileting.

For these specific posts, being female is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1, paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Gujarati-speaking skills are essential to meet the clients’ communication needs, helping them express their wishes and feel understood throughout their care. Applicants of all ethnic backgrounds who meet the role requirements are welcome.

Job Description

You’ll support clients in their own homes, following individual care plans and respecting their choices, preferences and routines.

Your role may include:

• Personal care: supporting washing, dressing, grooming and toileting while preserving dignity and privacy.
• Medication support: providing reminders or assistance in line with care plans and your training.
• Meals and nutrition: preparing meals and drinks and providing support at mealtimes.
• Mobility support: helping people move safely using appropriate equipment and techniques.
• Practical help: assisting with light housework, laundry and shopping.
• Companionship: sharing conversations, offering reassurance and supporting social connections.
• Care records: accurately recording support provided and reporting changes or concerns.

Your Gujarati language skills will help clients express their needs, understand their care and feel involved in everyday decisions.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring

Previous care experience is welcome, but it isn’t essential. What matters is your kindness, reliability and willingness to learn.

We’re looking for people who:

• Can communicate confidently in Gujarati and English.
• Are compassionate, patient and respectful.
• Are comfortable providing personal care.
• Can travel reliably between clients in the local community.
• Can work the care rounds agreed during recruitment.
• Are willing to complete the required training, enhanced DBS and reference checks.
• Have the right to work in the UK.

You do not need to drive for this role, but you must be able to travel reliably between visits.

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Additional Information

🎁 Support for you, too

• Paid training and induction.
• Ongoing development and career progression opportunities.
• Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption and paternity pay.
• Pension scheme and Death in Service payment.
• Benefits and wellbeing platform.
• 28 days’ annual leave, pro rata.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Refer-a-friend scheme, subject to scheme terms.
• Access to our in-house app.
• The support of the wider City & County Healthcare Group.

Bring your kindness, your language skills and your commitment to helping others. We’ll support you to make a difference.

Apply today to join MiHomecare’s Queensbury team.

MiHomecare is an equal opportunities employer. The occupational requirement above applies specifically to these client-support roles.