Care Assistant

Home Instead; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 12,398 - 16,531; Full time

Job summary

Home Instead is seeking a Care Assistant in the Wimbledon area to provide a range of non-medical services that help clients stay independent in their own homes.

No prior experience or formal qualifications are required, though experience with complex care or elderly people can be helpful. You will be reliable, caring and respectful, building professional relationships with clients while supporting their daily routines.

Qualifications

• No previous experience or formal qualifications are required.
• Experience in caring for older people or in complex care is useful but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide a variety of non-medical services to help clients stay independent in their own homes.

Job description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non‑medical care and companionship services for people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our Care Assistant to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable us to provide personalised support.

Job Description

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our team in Wimbledon area as a Care Assistant. As a Care Assistant you will provide a variety of non‑medical services to help them keep independent in their own home.

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Assistant. However, it would be useful to have some experience in complex care or interacting with older people. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience. You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.

Additional Information

As a Care Assistant you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.

If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you.

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.

Occupational Requirement Notice

Genuine Occupational Requirement: Due to the nature of this role, which involves providing intimate personal care to female clients in their own homes, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post-holder to be female. This is permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.