Carer

Walfinch LTD; Leicester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Professional training

Longer visits

Career progression

24h support

Job summary

Walfinch is hiring carers to help people live independently at home across the UK. You don’t need prior experience; we value compassion, honesty, reliability, respect and a proactive, flexible approach, with a good sense of humour to brighten clients’ days.

You will provide companionship, help clients stay active, assist with cooking and housekeeping, and deliver personal care as required. Flexible hours, ongoing training and career progression are available as part of a growing team.

Qualifications

• You don’t need previous experience, but you must be the kind of person you would like caring for your own mum.
• Committed, honest, trustworthy, reliable, respectful and sensible, with a pro‑active and flexible approach to work.
• You must have a sense of humour – Walfinch likes to bring fun into the lives of carers and clients.

Responsibilities

• Bringing companionship and comfort to clients.
• Helping people get more active and get out more.
• Cooking and housekeeping for clients.
• Providing personal care as needed.

Skills

Compassionate care

Reliable

Honest

Respectful

Flexible

Sense of humour

Job description

As a carer with Walfinch you’ll enjoy the rewards of bringing a smile into people’s lives and helping them do more and BE more.

Who you are

You’ll be as keen as we are to help people continue to live independently in their own home and carry on with their interests and activities. You don’t need previous experience, but you must be the kind of person you would like caring for your own mum. That is, committed, honest, trustworthy, reliable, respectful, and sensible, with a pro‑active and flexible approach to work. And you must have a sense of humour – here at Walfinch we like to bring fun into the lives of caregivers and clients every day!

Your role as a Carer will include:

• Bringing companionship and comfort
• Helping people get more active and get out more
• Cooking and housekeeping
• Personal care

The majority of our carers stay with us year on year. Here’s what they stay for:

• Flexible working hours – work around your family, studies or hobbies.
• Prestigious on-going professional training so you can grow specialist care skills. We have specialists in conditions such as after-stroke care, Dementia and many more.
• Longer visits – no 15‑minute calls – so you get time to get to know your clients.
• Career progression opportunities, as we are a growing company.
• 24‑hour support line, so you never feel on your own.

Who are we?

Walfinch is a home care service that delivers many types of care to anyone over the age of 18, including elderly care, home health care, personal care, and care for people with particular conditions. This will give you the chance to make a difference.

• We are a national brand providing care countrywide.
• We have in‑house trainers to provide excellent quality carer training.
• We have a strong back‑office support team.