Care Assistants

Home Instead; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK care provider is seeking compassionate individuals to work part-time with elderly clients in Welwyn Garden City. You will provide essential care, companionship, and support, ensuring clients' happiness and wellbeing. Ideal candidates must live locally, have a valid driving license, and be prepared to work on weekends. Offering competitive pay, the role provides flexibility, travel compensation, and comprehensive training. Join us to make a positive impact in your community!

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Paid training

Paid travel time

Paid pension and holiday pay

Flexibility in working hours

Qualifications

• Must have a valid UK driving licence and own car.
• Must live within the franchise area.
• Must be willing to work alternate weekends.
• Must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and companionship to elderly clients.
• Assist clients with daily activities like cooking and cleaning.
• Transport clients to appointments as needed.

Skills

Compassionate caregiving

Effective communication

Flexibility

Time management

Job description

• Part-time
• Date Advert Closes: 31 December 2024

Company Description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning paid training, and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide.

The Welwyn & Hatfield office are now looking to recruit people who live in Borehamwood, Hatfield, Potter's Bar and Welwyn areas, and who are looking to ultimately make a career working within the Adult Care Sector- this is your chance to join the fastest growing service industry in the UK, and the leading provider of care to the elderly.

We are now seeking people to work with our elderly clients and can negotiate with you your availability - tell us what suits you, and let us work our magic (within reason).

We are also very happy to speak to people looking for a couple of hours work each day, including weekend's - so if you are retired, bored, in need of extra income, looking for new friends, or keen to give something back, then give us a call.

We do require all staff work their agreed hours on alternate weekends - essential.

You must be passionate about what you do, with your own car - essential because we travel between clients and 'drive them to appointments' on a daily basis.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK and this will be established later during any recruitment process. We are currently NOT licensed to sponsor people and are unable to use people currently sponsored by other companies.

Job Description

Working with the elderly has its challenges - it is also fun, satisfying, rewarding and a great way to spend a few hours a day.

We provide the full spectrum of care to our clients including personal care, help around the home and companionship, keeping our clients happy, healthy and in their own home.

We are now seeking new people to join our team of highly trained care professionals, rewards include:

• Working day that suits your availability, wherever possible.
• Great hourly rates that average with benefits added £14.00 per hour for most staff.
• Uplifted pay rates for evening and weekend hours worked.
• Double time for Bank Holiday working.
• Travel time between clients paid (some restrictions apply).
• Paid hourly rate when training - training is ongoing to keep you highly skilled.
• Minimum 1-hour visits per client.
• Paid Pension and Holiday pay.
• Lots more.

Home Instead are leading providers of Adult Care Services, so if thinking of entering the Adult Care Sector, consider working for the best and contact us now.

All first time applications will be acknowledged by our Recruitment Manager, contact:

Qualifications

• Valid UK Driving Licence + own car.
• Must live within our franchise area.
• Must be prepared to work on alternate weekend's/
• Must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Additional Information

We are also interested in Live-In care professionals and as aLive In Care Professional, you will be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay and access to a TV and WiFi. In addition, we offer comprehensive training and support and high rates of pay.
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. Please contact us on01707-240650

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 REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO LIVE IN THE UK AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK, this will need to be established as part of the recruitment process.