Care Professional

Home Instead; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous welcome payment

Double pay on bank holidays

Paid mileage and travel time

Ongoing training

Access to the Blue Light Card

Training

Refer a friend

EAP

Blue Light Card

Job summary

A leading provider of home care services in the UK is looking for Care Professionals to deliver companionship and personal care to elderly clients. This rewarding role requires a passion for supporting others, with no specific qualifications or experience needed. Ideal candidates will be reliable, trustworthy, and capable of using technology. The position offers flexible hours, a generous welcome payment, and various employee benefits, making it a fulfilling career choice.

Qualifications

• No previous experience is necessary.
• Must have a passion for supporting others.
• Must be reliable, trustworthy, and respectful.

Responsibilities

• Conduct companionship visits.
• Administer medications or topical creams.
• Provide personal care.
• Liaise with health and social care professionals.

Skills

Passion for supporting others

Reliable and trustworthy

Comfortable spending time with others

Tools

Technology confidence

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

We work extremely hard in ensuring that every member of our team and every client is treated like a family member.

At Home Instead, we provide flexible, personalised home care.

We are currently looking for Care Professionals to join our team.

WE OFFER

• Generous welcome payment
• Hourly visits
• Double pay on bank holidays
• Paid mileage and travel time
• Paid MOT - Up to the value of £50 * after six months of employment*
• Paid DBS
• On‑going training
• Refer a friend scheme
• EAP - Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the Blue Light Card (Discount scheme)

WE ASK

• In addition to your working week, availability to work every other weekend
• A full UK driving licence with access to your own car for work purposes

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Companionship visits
• Administering medications or topical creams
• Personal care
• Liaising with health and social care professionals

We look forward to working with you

Qualifications

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Professional

Here at Home Instead, we believe it's about the person you are.

You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.

Additional Information

As a Care Professional you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.

It is desirable to be confident using technology.

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 click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact us on 0115 922 6116.

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.