Care Assistant (Split Shift)

Home Instead; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Home Instead is looking for kind and caring individuals to join their team as Care Assistants in Weston-super-Mare. This part-time role offers consistent hours and opportunities to improve the lives of clients through companionship and personal care, with full training provided, competitive pay, and numerous benefits.

Benefits

Paid travel time plus paid mileage

Double pay on Bank Holidays

Paid training and shadowing

Access to employee assistance programme

Regular team meetings and training updates

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No previous care assistant experience needed; must have a caring personality.
• Essential to have a full UK driver’s license and own car.

Responsibilities

• Visit clients in their homes to assist with morning, lunchtime, and evening routines.
• Provide meaningful companionship and personal care assistance.

Skills

Reliability

Caring nature

Education

UK driver's license

Full training provided

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24.06.2025

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Job Description

We are seekingreliable, kind and caring people to join our care assistant team at Home Instead.

This is apart timeposition,but you will have the same, regular hours each week. We are advertising for a split shift with hours available in the morning, and then again at tea time and early evening. The role is for 3 or 4 weekdays plus every other weekend and would suit somebody who enjoys a long break during the afternoon, or has other commitments to attend to during this time.

As a Care Professional with Home Instead, you will be visiting Clientsin their own homesto help them with all elements of their morning, lunchtime and evening routines, and provide meaningful companionship at the same time. This may also involve providing personal care assistance.

We offer:

• Pay rate of £13.40 - £15.20 per hour.
• Double pay on Bank Holidays
• Paid travel time plus paid mileage.
• A range of guaranteed hours contracts available e.g.: 12, 16, 30 hours p/week. Or zero-hours to suit your availability.
• Your pay, whenever you need it - take a portion of your pay early, no need to wait until payday.
• Paid holiday, even on a zero-hour contract.
• Paid training and shadowing.
• DBS fee paid (after a qualifying period)
• Regular working pattern with the same Clients.
• 24/7 on call support and a friendly and supportive office team.
• Regular team meetings, training updates and support visits.
• Free qualifications such as NVQ diplomas and Level 2 certificates in a variety of topics PLUS fully funded City & Guilds qualification in Dementia.
• Free polo shirt, satchel and PPE.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff appreciation schemes and regular staff social events.
• Access to our Home Instead benefits including discounts in high street shops, restaurants, on holidays, and much more.
• Refer a friend bonus scheme and company pension.

This is a fantastic, rewarding role and you will really be making a difference to someone's life.

Qualifications

No previous care assistant experience is needed, just your natural caring qualities. We will support you with full training, shadow shifts with a Team Leader and introductions to all you new clients.

Having a full,UK driver's licenceandyour own caris essential due to some tasks that may be involved like shopping trips, taking to appointments etc.

Weprovide free ongoing learning and development opportunities such as the Care Certificate, Health and Social Care diplomas and an extensive range of distance learning courses.

Additional Information

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.

This role is UK based and the right to work in the UK will need to be established as part of the Home Care Assistant recruitment process.