CAREGiver / Care Assistant - part-time

Home Instead; Musselburgh; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Full training and development

Holiday pay

Pension

Mileage reimbursement

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

A local caregiving service in Musselburgh is seeking caring and compassionate individuals to provide essential support to clients. The role involves personal care, home help, and companionship, helping clients maintain their independence at home. No prior experience is required, just a passion for supporting others and a reliable presence. The position offers flexible hours, full training, and excellent pay rates, along with benefits like holiday pay and pension.

Qualifications

• No previous experience required, just a passion for supporting others.
• Able to maintain a flexible schedule for client calls.
• Must have own transport available.
• Enjoy building professional relationships and spending time with others.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, home help, and companionship to clients.
• Build professional friendships and maintain continuity with clients.
• Support clients to maintain independence in their own homes.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and families.

Skills

Caring and compassionate nature

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Respectfulness

Strong relationship-building skills

Job description

We are looking for caring and compassionate people who want 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.

Job Description

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 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 usually 2, 3 or 4 hours long. You will not 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 pay rates and excellent support.

If you’re looking for work that is extremely rewarding and offers 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 available.
• You have availability that covers at least 4 days each week.
• You are willing to help clients with personal care, home help and companionship.