Care Assistant

Home Instead; Southend-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 17,220 - 19,286; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive Pay Rates

Holiday Bonuses

Travel Support

Health & Well-being Scheme

Social & Community Events

Employee Discount Scheme

Referral Rewards

Flexible Work Patterns

Job summary

A local home care provider in Southend is looking for Care Assistants to support clients in living independently at home. With flexible schedules of 16 to 24 hours weekly, candidates should be kind and empathetic. Pay rates range from £12.50 to £14.00 per hour, with additional holiday bonuses and travel support. No prior experience required, as training will be provided. Join a caring team that values meaningful connections and offers various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Empathy is more important than prior experience.
• Ability to provide companionship and personal care.

Responsibilities

• Support clients to live independently in their homes.
• Ensure safe and clean living environments.
• Provide companionship-led, quality care.

Skills

Empathy

Companionship

Communication

Job description

Home Instead Southend provides a range of care and support services for people in and around Southend. We are passionate about changing the way home care is delivered by focusing on high-quality person-centred care. Our aim is to support our clients to stay in their own homes for longer and maintain their independence and dignity.

Job Description

We are currently seeking individuals with availability between 7am - 3 pm or 4pm -10pm for a buildable schedule of 16 hours per week. No experience is needed as our induction and ongoing training will give you a confident start. We are looking for kind, friendly, and local individuals to support our clients to live happily and independently in their own homes. (Locations: Wakering, Shoeburyness, Thorpe Bay, South Church, Southend, Westcliff, Chalkwell, and Leigh on Sea.)

Our Care Assistants are the heart of our business and provide the highest quality care—care that they would be happy for their own family members to receive. By visiting regular clients at regular times, you will build strong relationships. With our minimum one-hour visits, introductions to all new clients, and in-house training, you’ll be confident and supported in the delivery of our care.

As a Home Care Assistant, you'll be valuable asset in providing:

• Companionship Care: Sparking joy through conversation, sharing hobbies, and perhaps dining out together.
• Home Help: Keeping homes bright and cheerful with light housekeeping, shopping assistance, and meal prep.
• Personal Care: Offering compassionate support with personal hygiene, medication reminders, and daily routines.

Qualifications

We believe empathy is far more important than experience or qualifications. Don’t worry if you have never done this before; we will give you all the tools you need to fulfill this role. Or maybe you have experience and are looking for a change? Either way, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Join our growing team and enjoy the following benefits:

• Attractive Pay Rates: Earn £12.50- £14.00 per hour, with your hard work recognized and rewarded.
• Holiday Bonuses: Enjoy double pay on Bank Holidays, earning £25.00 - £28.00 per hour.
• Travel Support: Get paid for travel time and receive 45p per mile for mileage.
• Supportive Start: Benefit from paid induction training and DBS reimbursement, setting you up for success.
• Health & Well-being: Take advantage of our Employee Healthcare Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 for your peace of mind.
• Quality Time: We value quality care, offering minimum 1-hour visits to ensure meaningful connections and time to meet your client’s needs.
• Social & Community: Join our Quarterly Social Events and Monthly Coffee Mornings, perfect for unwinding and connecting with the team.
• Exclusive Perks: Enjoy our exclusive employee discount scheme, designed to make life a little sweeter.
• Casual & Friendly: Say goodbye to uniforms, and hello to a friendlier approach to care.
• Supportive Environment: Experience warmth and support of our friendly office team, always there to help.
• Referral Rewards: Benefit from a £100 Employee Referral Bonus for recommending fabulous candidates like yourself.
• Schedules: We offer work patterns to suit your lifestyle, because we understand the importance of work-life balance.
• Buildable Hours: Typically, between 16-24 hours weekly, with a mix of morning and evening work patterns available. We're open to discussing what works for you.

As a Care Assistant you will:

• Support our local clients, ensuring they continue to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.
• Ensure that the environment in which they live is comfortable, clean, and safe.
• Provide companionship-led, quality care that is person-centered and you would be happy for your own family to receive.
• Accompany clients on appointments or outings as needed.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please 'click apply'; we would love to hear from you TODAY.

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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 DBS enhanced disclosure. This role is UK-based, and the right to work in the UK will need to be established as part of the recruitment process. Offers of employment will be conditional on the right to work in the UK.