Caregiver
Inchwater Ltd
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Job summary
Inchwater Ltd is seeking a Caregiver to join our established team serving Folkestone, Hythe and nearby areas. You will visit older clients at home, provide companionship, personal care and assist with daily tasks to help them live independently.
No prior professional care experience is required as we provide comprehensive training, and you must have your own transport with a valid UK driving licence. The role is part-time with a generous mileage allowance and flexible scheduling.
Qualifications
- No prior professional care experience required; full training provided.
- Own transport with a valid UK driving licence required.
- Willingness to work across Hythe, Folkestone and surrounding areas.
Responsibilities
- Visit older clients in their homes to provide companionship and personal care.
- Assist with daily tasks, shopping, medication and social support.
- Build relationships with clients to support independent living.
Skills
Education
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Job description
We are looking for a Caregiver to join our well-established team of Caregivers in Folkestone and Hythe. You'll be visiting our older clients in their homes and offering companionship, personal care and anything else they need to live a happy and independent life. Daily activities might include personal care, medication, domestic tasks, shopping, offering choices, social inclusion and social support.
Many people have care experience, without them realising some examples are:- supporting the elderly, providing regular support/help to buying the shopping for a neighbour who is struggling to go out.
We don't need you to have previous professional care experience as we offer comprehensive training built from our own mix of experience in the Health and Social Care sector.
If you are interested in joining us, then you might find Inchwater Home Care a little different. We offer you the time to provide excellent support and offer continuity of care with your own specific clients. We minimise travelling and wait times and we offer a very competitive mileage allowance. We want you to enable the best possible care for our clients.
WHAT WE OFFER A HOME CARE ASSISTANT
o £14.00 per hour weekday, £15.50 per hour weekends after successful 3-month probation)
o PAID TRAVEL AND WAIT TIME
o 45p per mile fuel allowance
o Double-time rates on Bank holidays
o Your own clients to work with, so you can build a relationship to be able to support them.
o Minimum of 1hr visits, giving you time to provide quality care needs without rushing.
Plus, of course
o Full training induction and ongoing training and support
o Refer a friend bonus
o Fully funded nationally recognised training (NVQs 2, 3, 4 and 5)
WE ONLY ASK A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM ANY CAREGIVER APPLICANT:
o You need your own transport.
o You are passionate to work in a team that focusses on wellbeing.
We are currently looking for part time staff to work across Hythe, Folkestone and surrounding areas for our inspiring clients. Should you be successful, you will be matched to clients that click with you and your availability.
More often than not, we are approached by family members in need of some extra help with their relative, so we are looking for you, to care for our clients, as you would care for your own family or friends.
No previous experience is required as full training is provided, all we ask is that you have a passion to care for others!
WE SUPPORT EVERY CAREGIVER
Our role is to support you, so that you can work comfortably knowing you have all the training, knowledge and backup you need. You can call us 24hrs a day!
We pay you travel time from home, pay you during the visit and also pay you mileage and time to get to your next client.
Caregiver Hours
o Part-time and Permanent
HOME CAREGIVER BENEFITS:
o Company events
o Company pension
o Referral programme
LICENCE/CERTIFICATION:
o Drivers licence (required)
WORK AUTHORISATION:
o United Kingdom (required)
o Work Location: On the road
ABOUT INCHWATER CAREGIVER
We have been rated as TOP IN KENT for quality (homecare.co.uk) and for the second time we have been rated as OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission. We are the only Home Care Company in Dover District to be rated so highly.
we are proud to say that Inchwater Home Care provides the highest quality of care, support and companionship for older people living at home in Dover, Deal, Sandwich and Shepway districts.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Company: Inchwater Ltd Salary: £14 to £15.50 an hour Hours: Full-time Location: CT20 1RL Job type: Permanent Posting date: 28 Oct 2026 Closing date: 3 Nov 2026
Summary
We are looking for a Caregiver to join our well-established team of Caregivers in Folkestone and Hythe. You'll be visiting our older clients in their homes and offering companionship, personal care and anything else they need to live a happy and independent life. Daily activities might include personal care, medication, domestic tasks, shopping, offering choices, social inclusion and social support.
Many people have care experience, without them realising some examples are:- supporting the elderly, providing regular support/help to buying the shopping for a neighbour who is struggling to go out.
We don't need you to have previous professional care experience as we offer comprehensive training built from our own mix of experience in the Health and Social Care sector.
If you are interested in joining us, then you might find Inchwater Home Care a little different. We offer you the time to provide excellent support and offer continuity of care with your own specific clients. We minimise travelling and wait times and we offer a very competitive mileage allowance. We want you to enable the best possible care for our clients.
WHAT WE OFFER A HOME CARE ASSISTANT
o £14.00 per hour weekday, £15.50 per hour weekends after successful 3-month probation)
o £13.50 per hour weekdays, £14.50 per hour weekends during probation
o PAID TRAVEL AND WAIT TIME
o 45p per mile fuel allowance
o Double-time rates on Bank holidays
o Your own clients to work with, so you can build a relationship to be able to support them.
o Minimum of 1hr visits, giving you time to provide quality care needs without rushing.
Plus, of course
o 28 days holiday pro rata
o Full training induction and ongoing training and support
o Pension scheme
o Refer a friend bonus
o Fully funded nationally recognised training (NVQs 2, 3, 4 and 5)
WE ONLY ASK A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM ANY CAREGIVER APPLICANT:
o You need your own transport.
o You are passionate to work in a team that focusses on wellbeing.
We are currently looking for part time staff to work across Hythe, Folkestone and surrounding areas for our inspiring clients. Should you be successful, you will be matched to clients that click with you and your availability.
More often than not, we are approached by family members in need of some extra help with their relative, so we are looking for you, to care for our clients, as you would care for your own family or friends.
No previous experience is required as full training is provided, all we ask is that you have a passion to care for others!
WE SUPPORT EVERY CAREGIVER
Our role is to support you, so that you can work comfortably knowing you have all the training, knowledge and backup you need. You can call us 24hrs a day!
We pay you travel time from home, pay you during the visit and also pay you mileage and time to get to your next client.
Caregiver Hours
o Part-time and Permanent
HOME CAREGIVER BENEFITS:
o Company events
o Company pension
o Referral programme
o Store discount
LICENCE/CERTIFICATION:
o Drivers licence (required)
WORK AUTHORISATION:
o United Kingdom (required)
o Work Location: On the road
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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