Care Assistant

Home Instead Senior Care; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Home Instead Senior Care is hiring Care Assistants to provide vital support and companionship to clients in their homes in Earls Colne and surrounding areas. The role requires a full driving licence and personal vehicle, but no formal qualifications are necessary. With a focus on personal connection and ongoing training, this position offers flexible hours and competitive pay, alongside various employee benefits to enhance work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Guaranteed contract from 10 to 25 hours per week

Full induction training

Pension Scheme

Employee referral bonus programme

Mileage and travel time paid separately

Health Care cash plan

Exclusive discounts for shopping and utilities

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must have a full Driving Licence and own car.
• No formal qualifications required, kind heart essential.
• Experience as a Care Assistant or related roles preferred but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support clients to remain happy, healthy in their homes.
• Assist with daily tasks from cooking to light housework.
• Accompany clients to shops or appointments.

Skills

Companionship

Wellbeing support

Cooking

Light housework

Job description

Company Description

Work for Home Instead Braintree, Sudbury & Colne Valley, a fast-growing business with a personal touch and great passion.

We’re looking for Care Assistants who are kind and compassionate and are dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care understanding our values and mission. Providing continuity to both Client and Care Assistants means you will see the same Clients every week, with minimum 1 hour visits enabling you to build a relationship and a routine in the comfort of their home focused around quality of life.

We cover Braintree, Halstead, Sudbury, Bures, Earls Colne, Marks Tey, Kelvedon & Coggeshall.

Job Description

At Home Instead we value the amazing work that our Care Professionals do every day. In order to help you achieve the best for yourself and your clients we offer:

• Earls Colne and surrounding villages
• Competitive pay -from £13.65per hour. Bank Holiday pay rates££27.30per hour.
• Minimum 1 hour calls – with client matching for continuity.
• Guaranteed contractfrom 10 hours per week part time to 25hours per week full time. Various shifts from weekdays to evenings and weekends.
• Training- full induction programme where we provide award winning training and opportunities to develop your career further.
• Pension Scheme
• Employee referral bonus programme -£150 refer a friend scheme in place.
• Mileage and travel time-paid separately
• Other benefits including: Health Care cash plan, exclusive discounts scheme for shopping and utilities and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

Help clients to remain happy, healthy and thriving in their own homes! Responsibilities may include:

• Companionship and wellbeing support
• Help with everyday tasks from cooking a meal to light housework
• Helping your client access their community by accompanying them to the shops or appointments
• Help with washing, dressing or bathing.

What Qualifications do you need?

You must have a full Driving Licence and have your own car.

No qualifications are necessary to apply for this Care Assistant position, you do however, need to have a kind heart and the want to make a difference to people's lives.

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Earls Colne, Essexreliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Additional Information

If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

"Apply" below to find out more. Discover how you can make a significant impact as a Care Assistant while maintaining a work-life balance.

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