Care Assistant

Home Instead Senior Care; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care organization in Salisbury is seeking compassionate individuals to join their team as Care Professionals. This role involves providing person-centred care, assisting clients with daily living activities, and ensuring their well-being. Prior experience is not necessary, but a caring attitude and reliable transportation are essential. Competitive pay and recognition are part of the offered benefits, alongside excellent training and support.

Benefits

Paid travel and wait time

Mileage allowance

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Employee Assistance Programme access

Paid Refer a Friend scheme

Discount schemes

Qualifications

• No previous experience required, but a passion for care is essential.
• Access to reliable transport is necessary.
• Willingness to undergo a DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Spend time with clients and provide companionship.
• Assist clients with personal care and medications.
• Help with housekeeping and meal preparation.

Skills

Kind and caring personality

Excellent communication skills

Ability to assist with personal care

Job description

Company Description

What do you think of when you think of care? A list of tasks to get through? Doing things for someone who can’t do anything for themselves? Or a kind-hearted professional supporting someone to live as independently and safely as possible? At Home Instead Salisbury & Romsey, we choose Care Professionals whom we believe have genuinely caring natures—Care Pros who will treat their clients as the wonderful people they are and who will go the second mile to put a smile on their clients’ faces.

Job Description

If this sounds good to you, why not join our team of fab Care Pros? We are looking for kind people to provide person-centred care to our lovely clients in the Salisbury area.

Every client is different so there’s plenty of variety, but your role may include the following:

• Spending time with clients
• Going on trips or accompanying clients to appointments
• Assisting with personal care
• Providing medication support
• Housekeeping
• Meal preparation
• Going shopping with or for clients

Whatever our Care Professionals are doing, they’re dedicated to providing the best possible care for our clients.

We aim to do our best by our Care Pros, and so in addition to our award-winning training, excellent rates of pay, and opportunities for career development, we offer the following:

• All visits one hour or longer
• Paid travel and wait time
• Mileage allowance
• Enhanced bank holiday pay
• Option of guaranteed minimum hours contracts
• Free 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid Refer a Friend scheme
• Home Instead discount scheme
• Blue Light discount card
• Local team with 24/7 support
• Fantastic recognition

Qualifications

Are you new to care? Great! Are you an experienced carer? That’s great too! Either way, what’s most important is that you are kind and caring, that you share our ethos and values, and that you’re trying to do your best.

Please note that access to reliable transport is required. Employment is subject to a successful enhanced DBS check.

Additional Information

We are actively recruiting Care Professionals now. If this is something you would be interested in please click 'Apply', to get in touch today! We look forward to hearing from you.