Care Assistant

Home Instead Senior Care; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Staines-upon-Thames is seeking Care Professionals to support clients in their homes. You'll assist with personal care, companionship, and daily tasks, providing a vital service to enhance clients' lives. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a caring nature. Training is provided, and a driving license is required for this role. Enjoy a flexible schedule and numerous benefits including mileage pay and employee discounts.

Benefits

Double pay on bank holidays

Paid mileage after the first 10 miles

Award-winning training

Employee referral bonus program

Employee assistance program

Exclusive discounts scheme

Social events

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK and at least 18 years old.
• Full driving license and access to a fully insured car.
• Warm heart and caring nature.
• Reliable and responsible with a passion for making a difference.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in care is valuable, but training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to clients, aiding with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Foster companionship by sharing meaningful social interactions.
• Assist with everyday tasks like meal preparation and light housework.
• Accompany clients to appointments, shopping, or events.
• Help clients manage their medication.

Skills

Communication skills

Compassion

Reliability

Experience in care

Job description

Overview

We offer schedules to fit around your current commitments

• Available Schedule: Monday to Sunday
• Work Timings: Mornings, afternoons and evenings
• Salary: £12.50 - £15.00 per hour
• Are you passionate about Care in the Community and want to be a part of an Outstanding family-friendly team?
• Our team provides care to people living in their own homes so they can continue to live fulfilled lives and be supported.

Why Join Home Instead?

We are a medium-sized, extremely high-quality care at-home company that has been rated OUTSTANDING by CQC in our last two inspections in the last 10 years. We are so proud of this as well as the fact that we are also a 5-star employer, with 97% employee engagement during our last anonymous feedback from our team.

Job Description

Duties can include:

• Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing, and grooming to keep them healthy and independent
• Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit
• Help with everyday tasks such as meal preparation and light housework
• Accompanying clients to appointments, shopping, or attending social/community events
• Assisting your client with their medication

Qualifications

What we ask for from our Care Professionals

• You have the right to work in the UK and are 18+ years old.
• You have a full driving license and access to a fully insured car.
• That you have a warm heart and caring nature and love to care.
• You are reliable, responsible and have a passion for making a difference to someone’s day.
• That you live locally or are happy to travel to our clients.
• That you have good communication skills both verbally and written.
• Experience in care (personal, dementia or other) is valuable, however full training will be given.

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Carer or Support Worker we would love to hear from you! If you do not have experience, we provide full training from the start, so we also love to hear from you too.

Additional Information

• Benefits of becoming a Care Professional with Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede & West Spelthorne;
• Double pay on bank holidays.
• Minimum of 1-hour visits to clients giving you the time to care and get to know your clients, and no uniform as we believe it’s more friendly that way.
• Paid mileage between calls after the first 10 miles (30p/mile)
• Award winning, accredited training and development as standard- time and qualification paid for by Home Instead.
• Employee referral bonus programme- for any successful referrals from employees we offer a generous incentive reward to say 'thank you'.
• Employee assistance programme- access to counselling and other benefits to help with the everyday
• Exclusive discounts scheme with the Blue Light Card– supermarkets, high street stores, leisure activities and more.
• Plus the fun stuff- lots of little treats for special occasions, and team socials; coffee mornings, evening socials, and a variety of activities.
• Extra hours available should you want them – Just ask our schedulers
• Click apply today or call us on 01784 335804 to learn more.
• *This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.*
• *You need to be eligible to live AND work in the UK as we do not offer sponsorship nor help with visas.*