Care Assistant

Home Instead; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 12,398 - 17,908; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pay rates

Travel & waiting time

Paid holidays

Pension contributions

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Home Instead Edinburgh is seeking compassionate part-time care assistants to provide companionship and support to elderly clients in their homes. Each visit lasts two hours or longer, with a consistent schedule to build relationships.

You will help with light household tasks, shopping, meal preparation, and daily routines, including help with medications. Full training is provided, and you’ll join a friendly team focused on quality care and safeguarding clients.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring you already have the most important qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship during visits (2 hours or longer).
• Help with light home chores, shopping and meal preparation.
• Support clients with daily tasks including medication and morning routines.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Job description

At Home Instead we’re passionate about addressing social isolation through our companionship-led care and support. We help our elderly clients to live well at home for longer and to keep visiting the people and places they love.

With visits of two hours or longer, excellent reviews from our clients and the Care Inspectorate, and various awards - everyone who works with us takes great pride in all we are achieving.

Job Description

All our visits are for two hours or longer, meaning there's always #TimeToCare.

All visits are different. We offer a range of visit types to help with our clients' needs.

• Companionship - This can be anything from having a chat over a cuppa to accompanying clients out to social events, lunch, doctor’s appointments or just getting out for a nice walk.
• Home Help - Light housework can be requested to help maintain the client’s home. Helping with shopping and meal preparation.
• Supporting clients with daily tasks - This can be anything from helping clients with their medication to helping clients get ready for the day.

Flexible and rewarding part-time work, 10 to 25 hours per week. We also have part-time positions for a regular availability around other commitments, so you’ll still visit regular clients with a consistent rota.

We are looking for reliable, caring and compassionate people of all ages and all walks of life to join our team of fantastic care professionals. Our award-winning training means you don't need any specific qualifications or experience, as we provide a pre-employment assessment and ongoing support you may need so #YouCanCare with Home Instead.

Qualifications

If you are compassionate and caring you already have the most important qualifications.

Additional Information

The benefits of being a care professional with Home Instead include:

• A rewarding job that really makes a difference
• Great rates of pay, travel & waiting time, accrued paid holidays and pension contributions
• You’ll be part of a great team who’ll really support you
• Paid holidays
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

If this sounds like you and what you’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you, so apply now and we’ll be in touch…

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Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The role is subject to a PVG Disclosure Scotland check.

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