Care worker

Home Instead Senior Care; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading home care service in Brentwood is seeking Care Assistants to provide professional and compassionate care at home. This role offers flexible working hours, competitive pay ranging from £13.80 to £14.90, and requires no formal qualifications, just a desire to help others. Ideal candidates should have a caring nature and good transportation access. A £100 welcome bonus and ongoing training opportunities will be provided.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates

Welcome bonus

Employee referral bonus

Mileage and travel time reimbursement

Award-winning training and support

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Natural caring qualities.
• Desire to make a difference in people's lives.
• Access to reliable transportation and full driving license.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regular and meaningful social interaction with clients.
• Assist with everyday tasks such as meal preparation and light housework.
• Support clients with personal care including bathing and grooming.

Job description

Overview

Company Description

Home Instead Brentwood, Billericay and Upminster covers the main towns of Hutton, Shenfield as well as surrounding villages of Blackmore and Ingatestone. We believe in caring for our clients to the highest standard, by encouraging Care Professionals to reach their highest potential and ensuring we make a real difference to clients' lives every day. Our team provides professional, compassionate care at home in the Essex area. Our care has been recognised as Outstanding by the CQC.

Care Assistant Benefits

• Excellent pay rates - from £13.80 to £14.90, plus double pay for enhanced bank holiday rates.
• Types of hours available - Part time, full time & guaranteed hours
• Minimum 1 hour calls – so you have the time needed with client
• Welcome bonus - £100 payment will be paid once all initial training is completed
• Employee referral bonus programme- £200 bonus paid if you refer a friend or family member and they start
• Mileage and travel time - up to 45p per mile
• Training - award winning training and ongoing support, with genuine career development opportunities such as access to specialist training/ qualifications including City and Guilds Dementia and Parkinson's.
• Employee assistance programme
• Wellness Programmes offering access to health care resources
• Blue Light Card

Care Assistant responsibilities

• Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit
• Help with everyday tasks such as; meal preparation and light housework
• Accompanying to appointments or shopping
• Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing and grooming to keep them healthy and independent

Qualifications

No qualifications are required, we are looking for natural caring qualities and those who want to make a difference to peoples lives!

Additional Information

We’re looking for Care Professionals who have access to reliable transportation and full driving license as some of our clients require accompanying to Doctor's visits and can live more remotely.

THIS ROLE REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE UK AND HAS THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK. We are not sponsoring VISA applications at this time.

We will be offering a "Waking Night" role, which is where a client requires prolonged and/or frequent support during the night and the Care Professional is awake and working. A Waking Night shift is a 10 hour shift to start and finish at times agreed.

• £132 Per shift
• £13.20 Per hour Weekdays/£14.70 Per hour Weekends

If you would like more information then please contact us on 01277 822858