Caregiver

Home Instead; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading non-medical care provider in Chelmsford is looking for compassionate CAREGivers to provide personal care and companionship to seniors. The role requires a kind-hearted individual who can adapt to clients' needs and preferences. With award-winning training and a supportive work environment, this position offers competitive pay, flexible hours, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Join a community-focused team dedicated to ensuring client wellbeing and quality of life.

Benefits

Paid travel and waiting time

Paid holidays

Double time on bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care and companionship.
• Must be kind and compassionate.
• Ability to adapt to clients' needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, home help, and companionship.
• Attend regular staff meet-ups and events.
• Deliver high-quality care based on clients' hobbies and interests.

Skills

Compassionate nature

Ability to build trust

Flexibility

Job description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people existing for over 26 years. 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 CAREGivers to our clients based in the ESSEX areas on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support.

Our local office was established in January 2021 and our mission is to brighten the lives of seniors giving them a sense of purpose, wellbeing & worth. This role will play a vital part ensuring that our clients receive the best in class quality care and support the growth of our business.

Job Description

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our team. As a CAREGiver, you will provide a variety of services including personal care, home help and companionship to help them keep independent in their own home.

All of our CAREGiver’s are handpicked for their naturally caring nature. They then go through the comprehensive award winning Home Instead training program. Learning and development continues throughout a CAREGiver's career with specialist training in areas such as dementia care and palliative care. We nurture and look after their wellbeing so they are always able to deliver the highest quality of care.

Here’s what makes our team and working at Home Instead different;

• Recognised training programmes including City and Guilds certificated training in Alzheimer’s and dementia care
• Minimum 1 hour visits
• Regular staff meet ups and events including coffee mornings and staff meetings
• Supportive work environment that centres on your wellbeing
• Double time on bank holidays
• Competitive rates of pay
• Paid travel and waiting time
• Our staff benefits include paid holidays, paid mileage, Employee Assistance Programme, and high street discount scheme/employee benefits scheme
• Our CAREGivers are matched to clients based on their hobbies and interests
• Part of the Home Instead family including 224 franchise offices in the U.K and over 1000 worldwide!

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.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is 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.

Qualifications

This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.

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 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 01245979579.