Work close to where you live
Rounds are built around Wilton and the villages next to it, so if you live locally your working day starts minutes from your front door.
Carer jobs in Wilton and the villages around it
We are recruiting carers for local rounds covering Wilton, Ditchampton, Wishford, Barford St Martin and the Nadder and Wylye valley villages. £16 per hour with mileage paid.
If you live locally, this is care work that starts minutes from your door rather than a commute into the city.
Village care work has a different rhythm
Carer jobs in the villages around Wilton are not the same as city rounds. The distances between calls are longer, but the visits themselves tend to be calmer and less regimented. Many of the people you support have lived in the same cottage for decades and may see nobody else on a quiet weekday. Your visit is not just practical help, it is frequently the main conversation of their day.
That means the work rewards people who are unhurried and genuinely interested. You will hear about the village as it was fifty years ago, about the garden, the family photographs on the sideboard and who used to run the shop. Listening properly is part of the job, not a distraction from it.
It also means you carry more responsibility for noticing things. In a village, small changes in appetite, mood or mobility can go unseen for weeks. Our carers are often the first to spot them, and the first to raise them with family or the GP surgery.
Why carers choose our Wilton rounds
£16 per hour with mileage paid
Village rounds mean more driving between calls, so mileage is covered as standard along with enhanced weekend and bank holiday rates.
Clients who become familiar faces
In a small community you will often already recognise the people you support, or know their family. That familiarity is an asset in this work, not a complication.
Hours built around your week
Mornings only, school hours, a couple of days a week or full time. Village rounds suit people who want steady, predictable hours close to home.
Paid induction and shadowing
Full paid training before your first solo visit, then shadowing an experienced carer on the actual round you will be taking over.
A team two miles down the road
Our office is on Salt Lane in Salisbury, minutes from Wilton. If you need support during a visit, someone who knows the client answers the phone.
Carer roles available around Wilton
Rounds are grouped by village so travel stays sensible, and every role includes paid induction training and mileage.
Day Carer, Wilton Round
Wilton, Ditchampton, Netherhampton, Burcombe and South Newton
Part time or full time, weekdays with alternate weekends
£16 per hour, mileage paid
A compact local round of regular visits within Wilton and the villages immediately around it. Personal care, meals, medication prompting and companionship for clients you will see week in, week out. Short travel distances between calls.
Village Companionship Visitor
Wishford, Barford St Martin, Stoford and the Nadder Valley
Flexible daytime hours, weekdays
£16 per hour, mileage paid
Longer visits for people living in the villages who see very few others during the week: conversation, a walk, help with shopping and errands, and a careful eye on how they are keeping. No previous care experience needed.
Waking Night Carer
Wilton and Salisbury
Waking nights, typically 10pm to 7am
£195 per night
Awake through the night supporting clients with more complex needs, assisting with personal care and repositioning and keeping clear records. A good fit for carers who prefer a small number of longer shifts.
Local knowledge is genuinely useful here
If you already know these villages, you are more use to us than a CV can show. Knowing which lanes flood, which surgery a client is registered with, where the pharmacy in Wilton closes early, or that the bus into Salisbury only runs twice a day, all of that makes visits run more smoothly.
It also means the families of the people we support are dealing with someone from their own community rather than a stranger sent out from a regional office. In small villages that trust is earned slowly and matters a great deal, and it is one of the reasons we recruit locally wherever we can.
An enhanced DBS check, two references and a full driving licence are needed for village rounds.
We arrange and pay for the DBS check. Mileage is paid for travel between clients, and rounds are planned to keep your driving time as low as we reasonably can.
Carer jobs in Wilton: your questions answered
Which villages does the Wilton carer round cover?
Wilton itself plus Ditchampton, Netherhampton, Burcombe, South Newton, Stoford, Great and Little Wishford, Barford St Martin and the villages running along the Nadder and Wylye valleys. Rounds are grouped so you are not crossing the county between calls.
Do I need to drive for a carer job in Wilton?
Yes, for village rounds a licence and your own car are essential, as public transport between these villages is limited. Mileage between visits is paid, and rounds are planned to keep driving time sensible.
Do I need care experience?
Not for the companionship and welfare visiting roles, where we recruit on character and provide full paid training. Waking night work is better suited to carers with some previous hands-on experience.
What if I already know some of the people locally?
In a community the size of Wilton that happens often, and it is usually a positive. We will talk it through with you and, where a relationship is close enough that professional boundaries would be difficult, we will simply arrange the round differently.
How much will I earn?
£16 per hour for daytime visiting work with mileage paid, enhanced rates at weekends and bank holidays, and £195 per night for waking night shifts.
How quickly could I start?
We reply to applications within two working days. Allowing for an informal chat, references and the enhanced DBS check we arrange for you, most people start within two to three weeks.
Apply for a carer role near Wilton
Tell us where you are based, your availability and whether you drive. Attach a CV if you have one. We respond to every application within two working days.
Other carer roles we are recruiting for
Home care jobs in Salisbury
Daytime visiting care roles across the city and nearby villages.
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If you would rather talk before filling anything in, call us on 01722 567820 and ask for the recruitment team. No formal interview, just a straightforward conversation about the work and whether it suits you.