Care Assistant - Weekends Full Time/ Part Time|Driver Essential

Home Instead; Dundee; On-site; GBP 17,908 - 19,286; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage allowance

Paid travel time

Guaranteed hours

Continuity of clients

Pension scheme

Comprehensive training

Employee support programme

Discounts

Job summary

Home Instead Dundee is seeking caring Care Assistants to join our team. You will help with daily tasks, provide companionship and support with personal care, enabling clients to live safely at home.

Driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, and you must have the right to work in the UK. We offer full training and guaranteed hour contracts where possible, with mileage contributions and paid travel time.

Qualifications

• Prior care experience is desired but not essential.
• We are looking for kind and compassionate people like you to join our Home Instead team.
• Our only requirements are a caring nature, good communication, reliability and a driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Home Help – assisting with everyday tasks such as tidying, laundry, cleaning and meal preparation/cooking.
• Companionship – engaging clients with social interactions, chats, games, outings or appointments.
• Personal care – supporting clients with daily routines to maintain health and independence.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Driving licence

Reliability

Job description

• Full-time
• Date Advert Closes: 01 October 2026
• Compensation: GBP 13.00 - GBP 13.50 - hourly

Company Description

Home Insteadis the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. Our clients & staffare the heart and soul of Home Instead. Our aim is to allow individualsto lead fulfilled lives in safe and familiar surroundingsin the place they call home. We do this by having a minimum of one hour visit, have well trained staff.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for Care Assistants

Are you kind, caring and want to make a difference?

Then come join our Team!

**Driving license essential with access to vehicle and must have the right to work in the UK **

Responsibilities include:

• Home Help– Helping with everyday tasks from tidying, laundry, hoovering and meal preparation/cooking.
• Companionship– Ensuring clients enjoy social interactions daily from chatting, playing their favourite board games etc, to going on social outing days or accompanying to appointments/shopping.
• Personal care– Supporting clients with every day routines such as showering, dressing, grooming to keep them healthy and independent.

Our promise to you:

• Minimum onehour visits.
• Introductions to all clients
• Visiting the same clients to allow you to build up a relationship and our client’s have continuity.

Benefits include:

• Rate of pay £13.50per hour
• Mileage contribution
• Paid travel time
• Guaranteed hour contracts available
• Continuity of client’s
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Full training given where we provide award training and opportunities to develop your career
• Employee Assistant Programme - access to employee support lines
• Exclusive discounts – High street stores, Supermarkets. Blue light card discounts.
• Team Social events – social activities, drop ins and always support.

Qualifications

Prior care experience is desired but not essential.

We are looking for kind and compassionate people like you to join our Home Instead team. Whether you have direct experience in care, personally or professionally, or are just starting out – we offer industry leading training to all of our Care Assistants to help you help others.

Our only requirements are:

• A caring nature, and the desire to make a positive impact on others
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible, reliable and adaptable to our clients' needs
• A driving licence & access to a reliable vehicle is essential

Additional Information

If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you. Contact us on 01382 722321 or apply online to start your new, rewarding career with Home Instead Dundee & South Angus.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the towns and villages in which we work.

Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment, thereforethis role is subject toenhanced criminal record checks.

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