Care Assistant kings Norton

Home Instead Senior Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading non-medical care provider in Birmingham is seeking kind and compassionate individuals to join their team as CAREGivers. You will be responsible for providing personal care, preparing meals, and offering companionship to clients in their own homes. No prior experience is necessary, as comprehensive training is provided, particularly in Alzheimer’s and dementia care. This rewarding opportunity offers excellent pay, support, and chances for progression in the field of Health & Social Care.

Benefits

Industry-leading training

Great rates of pay

Holiday pay

Mileage reimbursement

Refer-a-friend bonus

Opportunities for progression

NVQ Level 1, 2, and 3 qualifications

Qualifications

• No prior care experience is required; personal or voluntary experience is desirable.
• Ability to build professional friendships and provide outstanding service.
• Reliability and respectfulness are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, including toileting and hygiene assistance.
• Prepare meals and remind clients to take medications.
• Perform homecare duties like cleaning and laundry.
• Offer companionship and accompany clients to activities.
• Receive training in Alzheimer’s and dementia care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Personal care

Meal preparation

Companionship

Trustworthiness

Job description

Company Description

Are you able to travel to visit clients in the own homes to carry out a variety of duties including personal care, administering medication and companionship?

Are you a superhero ready for a career that is both rewarding, varied and challenging with excellent training and development?

Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s leading provider of non‑medical care and companionship services for older 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 CareGivers 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 the Edgbaston Office as a CAREGiver. As a CAREGiver, you will provide a variety of non‑medical services to help them remain independent in their own home.

The requirements of the role vary from client to client, but you may be required to help with:

• Personal care (e.g., toileting, assisting with personal hygiene)
• Meal preparation and medication prompts
• Homecare duties (washing, laundry, general cleaning)
• Companionship, such as accompanying the client to shops, pharmacies and social groups and activities
• Specialisation in Alzheimer’s and dementia care (full training is provided)

Our clients usually have breakfast, lunch, tea, bed and overnight calls depending on the level of care that they require.

Qualifications

You will not need any experience of working in the care setting or interacting with older people, but it would be desirable if you do. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience. You will need to have a passion for supporting others, pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service, be reliable, trustworthy and respectful, enjoy building professional friendships, and be comfortable spending time in the company of others.

Additional Information

As a CAREGiver, you will receive industry‑leading training, great rates of pay, excellent support, holiday pay, mileage, a refer‑a‑friend bonus, opportunity for progression and extra qualifications as we offer NVQ Level 1, 2 and 3 in Health & Social Care.