Community Care Assistant Full Time

Home Instead Senior Care; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values compassion and care for seniors. As a Care Assistant, you will make a real difference in the lives of elderly clients by providing personalized support and companionship. This role offers guaranteed hours and a flexible schedule, allowing you to work around your availability. You'll receive industry-leading training and support, ensuring you have the skills to excel in your role. If you have a kind heart and a desire to help others, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a rewarding career that truly impacts lives.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours

Optional overtime

Mileage payment

Paid annual leave

Employee health assured program

Pension auto-enrollment

Higher pay for bank holidays

Staff benefits

Training and development opportunities

Support network

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications needed, but experience with older adults is beneficial.
• A driving license and personal vehicle are required for community-based care.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and assistance with daily living tasks.
• Build respectful friendships and adapt to client needs.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Interpersonal Skills

Flexibility

Time Management

Education

Experience with Older Adults

Tools

Driving License

Personal Vehicle

Job description

Company Description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of domiciliary home care services for senior adults. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. At Home Instead Aylesbury Vale and North East Oxfordshire, we match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and provide personalised support. Each day and client is different, but the core services you will be offering focus around personal care, home help, and companionship.

At Home Instead we are committed to changing the face of aging by providing the best possible care to our clients. We are a firm believer that just because we get older, it should not mean we are limited in what we can do. The high quality care which our team provide is vital to helping us achieve this aim, and improving the lives of the clients we support.

Job Description

A Care Assistant with Home Instead is someone who has a kind and compassionate heart, and wants to make a true difference to the quality of life for seniors. Our Care Assistants provide support that is completely personalised to the individual based on a close bond being formed through shared experiences and interests. You will enjoy building professional and respectful friendships and be comfortable spending time in the company of others with the ability to adapt in order to meet client’s needs.

As a full-time Care Assistant you will have guaranteed contracted hours. As part of this, it is required that you will be flexible in regard to your hours of work, and you are available to work alternative weekends as well as a minimum of two evenings per week.

Your tasks as a Care Assistant will be based around the following:

1. Providing personal care
2. Prompting medication
3. Assisting with daily living
4. Home help tasks
5. Being a friendly companion to our clients
6. Preparing meals and monitoring clients' diets
7. Assisting to appointments
8. Ensuring that clients can remain independent in their own homes

Qualifications

You do not need any particular experience or qualifications to become a Care Assistant. However, it would be beneficial to have some experience interacting with older people.

A driving license and access to your own vehicle which can be used for work purposes is required for this role where you will be based in the community, providing care for clients in their own homes.

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

Additional Information

What Do We Offer?

1. Guaranteed hours built around your availability
2. Optional overtime opportunities
3. Mileage payment of 45p per mile
4. Minimum of an hour visit per client
5. Travel time between clients with flexibility depending on the distance of travel
6. Paid annual leave
7. Employee health assured program
8. Pension auto-enrollment
9. Higher rates of pay for bank holidays
10. Staff Benefits including a range of high street stores, holidays, etc.
11. A constant support network through an on-call phone system
12. Induction and in-detail training supported by online learning development opportunities
13. Opportunities to progress into a senior role

If you would like to learn more about the role please contact Matt on 01296 410029.

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.