Care Assistant

Home Instead; Castlewellan; Hybrid; GBP 13,638 - 19,424; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Great rates of pay

Flexible hours

Training program

Employee referral bonus

Mileage reimbursement

Counselling support

Discounts scheme

Job summary

A community-focused care provider in Northern Ireland is seeking passionate Care Professionals to support older individuals in living well at home. This role offers flexible hours, competitive pay starting from £12.00 per hour, and a comprehensive training program. Ideal candidates should be kind and compassionate, ready to make a positive impact in their clients' lives. The position emphasizes personal care, companionship, and everyday assistance to maintain the dignity and independence of clients while fulfilling their care needs.

Qualifications

• Passion for caring and a desire to make a difference.
• Ability to provide high-quality personal care.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clients enjoy regular and meaningful social interaction.
• Support clients with bathing, dressing and grooming.
• Help with everyday tasks and accompany to appointments.

Skills

Companionship

Meal preparation

Personal care

Communication

Job description

Home Instead Down & Lisburn covers, Greater Belfast, Bangor, Newcastle, Castlewellan and Lisburn areas. We are currently looking for Care professionals who are passionate about care and want to make a difference to the lives of our older people. The ‘Home Instead Way’ includes personalised one-to- one care, visits at a minimum of an hour and an optimistic outlook on age. Our Care Professionals go above and beyond every day to make a positive difference to somebody’s life.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Being a Care Professionalis an essential role supporting older people to live well at home. With the support of our team and industry leading training, you can feel fully equipped to deliver the high-quality care Home Instead has become known for.

Here’s what you could be doing:

• Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit
• Help with everyday tasks such as meal preparation and light housework
• Accompanying to appointments or shopping
• Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing and grooming to keep them healthy and independent

In return we offer the following CareAssistant Benefits:

• Great rates of pay -from £12.00 per hour and enhanced bank holiday rates
• Minimum 1-hourcalls– giving you the time to care.
• Flexible hoursto work around your lifeorGuaranteed hours contractsfor those looking for more stability
• Training- full induction programme where we provide award winning training
• Employee referral bonus programme
• Mileagepaid as applicable
• Employee assistance programme- access to counselling and other support
• Exclusive discounts scheme– supermarkets, high street stores and more.

Qualifications

A passion for caring and a desire to make a difference,helping people live their best life.

This role is UK based and the right to work in the UK will need to be established as part of the recruitment process.”

Additional Information

We are looking for kind and compassionate people like you to join our Home Instead family. Whether you have direct experience in care, personally or professionally, or are just starting out – we offer industry leading training to all our carers to help you help others.

Apply today to learn more or phone our office on 028 95609910 to find out more.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.This role is subject to Access NI enhanced disclosure