Care Jobs for Barking and Dagenham Residents

Which of your roles suit someone living in Barking and Dagenham?

• Live-in carer. Open to you wherever you live, because the travel is at the start and end of a placement, not every day.
• Visiting carer. Realistic mainly from the west of the borough, such as Barking, Upney, Thames View or Barking Riverside, and only if the commute works for you.
• Supported living support worker. Our homes are in Uxbridge, Kingston upon Thames and Whitton. From here that is a long journey for regular shifts.

Live-in care: where you live matters least

A live-in carer moves into the client's home for a set period, with a bedroom of their own, and helps with personal care, meals, medication, housework and company. Placements can be anywhere in London. You are entitled to proper breaks and time off, and we arrange cover for them. Many London homes have narrow, steep stairs and one upstairs bathroom, much like the Becontree cottages many people here grew up in, so stairlifts and commodes are part of the work. The live-in care page shows the role from the family's side.

How long is the trip from Barking to visiting work in south-east London?

Visiting carers go from one client's home to the next through the day, and our visiting work is around our Lewisham office. Getting there from Barking and Dagenham means crossing the Thames every day:

• From Barking: District, Hammersmith & City or c2c to West Ham, the Jubilee line to Canning Town, then the DLR to Lewisham. Roughly 45 to 55 minutes.
• From Dagenham Heathway, Becontree or Dagenham East: add the District line ride into Barking first, so an hour or more.
• From Chadwell Heath: the Elizabeth line to Stratford, then the DLR from Stratford to Lewisham, again around an hour.

By car you would cross through the Blackwall or Silvertown tunnel, both tolled, or use the free Woolwich Ferry, and the A13 can be slow at peak times. Older cars should be checked on TfL's ULEZ page. Whether there is visiting work near the station you arrive at depends on which clients we are supporting at the time, so tell us how far you can travel and we will be straight with you.

Supported living shifts in west London

At our three supported living homes, support workers help adults cook, manage money, get out and about and build confidence. From this borough, Uxbridge is the most reachable: about an hour and a half by the Elizabeth line from Chadwell Heath to West Drayton and a bus, or the Hammersmith & City line from Barking to Baker Street and the Metropolitan line to Uxbridge. Kingston and Whitton mean crossing central London to Waterloo, around an hour and a half or more. That is hard to sustain shift after shift.

What the job involves day to day

• Washing, dressing and help with the toilet, with dignity
• Prompting medication and keeping accurate records
• Safe moving and handling, including hoists and stairlifts
• Cooking, shopping and light housework
• Conversation, company and trips out
• Spotting changes in someone's health and reporting them

The people we support may be living with dementia, a physical disability or a sensory impairment, and some are nearing the end of their lives.

Checks and training before your first shift

As a CQC-registered provider, we are legally required to carry out:

1. An enhanced DBS check including the adults' barred list, through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
2. A right to work check under the government's right to work rules, including any limit on the hours you can work.
3. References, including your most recent employer and any previous care employer.

If you are new to care, you will work through the Care Certificate standards from Skills for Care, which cover safeguarding, dignity, communication and infection control, before you work on your own.

How much do care jobs pay in Barking and Dagenham?

We don't publish pay here because it depends on the role and the placement. Ask us when you get in touch and we will tell you plainly.

Applying from Barking and Dagenham

Use the contact form and choose “A job with you”, or email your CV to info@jnpsidonasupportservices.co.uk. Tell us which part of the borough you live in, whether you drive, which role you are interested in and when you can work. You can also call or WhatsApp 07446 010486. There is more about us on the work for us page.

The work we offer people in Barking and Dagenham

• Live-in carer roles across London
• Visiting roles in south-east London
• Support worker roles in our homes
• Care Certificate training
• Enhanced DBS check arranged
• Small team, manager on hand
• Work that fits around your life
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