Care Assistant

Home Instead Hemel Hempstead and the Chilterns; Southampton, Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care provider in the UK seeks compassionate individuals for the role of Home Care Assistant. You will provide essential care and support to clients in their homes, ensuring their independence. Training is provided, and you can work between 5 and 35 hours per week with flexible shifts. Competitive pay rates and perks are included.

Benefits

Paid mileage of 35p per mile

Competitive hourly rates

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Health & wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Full right to work in the UK is essential.
• Access to your own vehicle is mandatory.
• No prior experience in social care required.

Responsibilities

• Stimulate and encourage clients through activities.
• Provide emotional support and companionship.
• Assist clients with personal care tasks.
• Support clients with mobility.
• Help with daily activities like meal preparation.
• Run errands and help with light housekeeping.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Good communication skills

Ability to treat clients with dignity

Job description

Home Instead Hemel Hempstead and Chilterns have an excellent career opportunity for compassionate and caring individuals to join our team as a Home Care Assistant.
Do you hold a valid Driving Licence with a reliable vehicle? Then this position could be for you!
No experience? Not to worry – Home Instead Hemel Hempstead and Chilterns are looking for dedicated, reliable and honest people with a kind nature and will provide full training!
We are offering anything between 5 and 35 hours per week! Hours to suit you! Including alternate weekend which allows excellent care routine to be kept consistent for all of our clients.
Areas we cover include Hemel Hempstead, Tring, Berkhamsted, Chesham, Kings Langley, Chorleywood, Bovingdon and Princes Risborough.
Here at Home Instead Hemel Hempstead and Chilterns we pride ourselves with our Home Care Assistants playing a vital role in providing essential care and support to individuals in need within their homes. This can include a variety of non-medical services that allow clients to remain in their homes and stay independent.
Home Instead Hemel Hempstead and Chilterns offers you:
• Paid Mileage of 35p per mile
• Competitive hourly rates of £13ph on weekdays, £13.50ph on weekends and DOUBLE time on ALL bank holidays!
• An Excellent referral scheme – SO SPREAD THE WORD!
• Support to obtain nationally recognised Care Certificate and NVQ's
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Company events
• Pension Scheme
• Casual dress
• Employee discounts
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Blue light card scheme

Job Description
Your responsibilities as a Care Assistant include but are not restricted to: -
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies and crafts.)
• Providing emotional support and companionship
• Assisting clients with personal care tasks such as grooming, dressing, and bathing
• Supporting clients with mobility
• Helping with daily activities such as meal preparation and medication reminders
• Running errands such as food shopping and collecting prescriptions
• Performing light house keeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms/kitchens, washing and ironing taking out rubbish, caring for house plants etc.)
• Each client visit will last no less than 1 hour.

If you are passionate about providing high-quality care and making a difference to people’s lives, we can’t wait to hear from you!
About you:
To be a Care Assistant you will have the ability to treat and care for clients in their properties with dignity and respect. You will also have great communication skills with a punctual and reliable attendance.
Qualifications
Previous social care isn't vital but full right to work in the UK and access to your own vehicle is essential. We understand a work life balance is key to a great working environment, so we offer a range of shifts timings throughout mornings, evenings and weekends suitable to for all lifestyles. Night shifts and Live In Carer opportunities also available.
Subject to compliance checks (including criminal record and any unspent convictions) and reference checks to be carried out.
Apply now to our ever-expanding team! We are ready to help you with your carer journey!
Next steps:
Keep an eye out on your emails – we (usually) respond within 48 hours of application! If you are accepted one of our dedicated recruitment team will give you a call.
Postcodes covered include - HP1 1, HP1 2, HP1 3, HP2 4, HP2 5, HP2 6, HP2 7, HP3 0, HP3 8, HP3 9, HP4 1, HP4 2, HP4 3, HP5 2 HP5 3, HP16 0, HP16 9, HP17 0, HP22 6, HP23 4, HP23 5, HP23 6, HP27 0, WD3 5, WD3 6, WD4 8, WD4 9