Care Assistant - Part Time

Home Instead; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 18,184 - 19,699; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Flexible zero-hour contracts

Company Pension Scheme

Discounts through Blue Light Card

EarlyPay App access

Job summary

A leading non-medical care provider in Havant, UK is seeking Care Professionals. In this role, you will support clients with meal preparation, light cleaning, personal care, and companionship. Applicants should have a full UK Driver's License and access to a vehicle. The position offers competitive hourly rates ranging from £13.20 to £14.30, along with paid training, flexible contracts, and various employee benefits including a pension scheme and discounts through the Blue Light Card.

Qualifications

• Full, clean UK Driver's License preferred, with access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with meal preparation and healthy nutrition maintenance.
• Assist with light cleaning and various tasks around the home.
• Provide personal care and companionship.
• Offer medication support when necessary.

Skills

Meal preparation

Light cleaning

Personal care

Medication support

Companionship

Job description

Home Insteadis 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 Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support.

Job Description

Our visiting hours begin at 07:00am and finish at 10:00pm. We require availability every other weekend for full-time vacancies. You will be supporting our clients in the following ways:

• Meal preparation and supporting our clients to maintain healthy nutrition and hydration
• Light cleaning and assisting clients with a variety of tasks around the home
• Personal care
• Medication support (where necessary)
• Companionship

Qualifications

A full, clean UK Driver's License is preferred, with access to your own vehicle.

Additional Information

Employee Benefits

• £13.20 - £14.30per hour – double rate on bank holidays
• Full, award winning, paid training
• Free Adults Enhanced DBS
• Paid mileage, travel and wait time.
• Mentoring scheme to assist when you join
• Enrolment into NVQ levels if desired
• Opportunities for career progression
• Flexible zero-hour contracts available
• Company Pension Scheme
• Blue Light Card – discounts available in a wide range of establishments
• EarlyPay App – allowing withdrawal of up to 50% of your earnings before payday
• Referral Scheme

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Insteadis 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.