Caregiver / Care Assistant

Home Instead; Gullane; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local caregiving organization in Gullane, Scotland is looking for compassionate CAREGivers to assist clients in maintaining their independence at home. This role offers flexible hours, industry-leading training, and excellent support. A passion for helping others and the ability to travel across East Lothian are essential. Duties include personal care and companionship. Join us in making a real difference in our clients' lives. Apply today!

Benefits

Industry leading training

Excellent pay rates

Holiday pay

Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• No prior experience or specific qualifications are needed.
• Must be passionate about supporting others.
• Ability to work at least 4 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Provide various services to help clients maintain independence.
• Offer personal care, home help, and companionship.
• Build strong relationships with clients over time.

Skills

Compassionate

Trustworthy

Reliable

Respectful

Ability to build relationships

Job description

We are looking for people who are caring and compassionate and would like to make a real difference to the quality of life of our clients. As a CAREGiver you will provide a variety of services to help clients maintain their independence in their own homes.

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a CAREGiver. 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 be comfortable in spending time in the company of others.

Our hours are flexible and we have no calls under 1 hour. Calls are very often 2/3/4 hours long. You don’t get a schedule that changes every week, you will be allocated clients that match your availability and continue to care for those same clients each week.

We don't just do personal care, we do everything for our clients that you would do for your own loved ones.

Additional Information

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

If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead Senior Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to a PVG enhanced disclosure.

What we can offer you:

• Our calls last a minimum of 1 hour so you can build strong relationships.
• Full training and development.
• No pressure between client visits.
• Excellent pay rates, holiday pay, pension, mileage and employer benefits including Employee Assistance Programme.

What we need from you:

• You must have your own transport and be able to travel around East Lothian.
• You have availability that covers at least 4 days each week.
• You are willing to help clients with personal care, home help and companionship.