Are you looking for weekend work with meaning - Care Professionals Required

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate individuals to join their team as Care Professionals in Colchester. This rewarding role focuses on providing non-medical care and companionship to older adults, ensuring they maintain their independence in a familiar environment. With industry-leading training and support, you will have the opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of your clients. This position offers competitive pay, pension contributions, and various perks, including discounts and a referral bonus. If you have a kind heart and a passion for helping others, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Industry-leading training

Competitive pay rates

Pension contributions

Paid travel and waiting time

Blue light card with discounts

£200 referral bonus

High street discount vouchers

Excellent support

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; full training provided.
• Experience in care settings or with older people is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-medical services to help clients remain independent.
• Build professional friendships and support clients in their homes.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Respect

Job description

Company Description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. 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 Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable us to provide personalised support.

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 in Colchester as Care Professionals. As a Care Professional, you will provide a variety of non-medical services to help clients remain independent in their own homes.

Qualifications

No qualifications are required; full training is provided to achieve the care certificate. You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Professional. However, having some experience working in a care setting or interacting with older people — such as caring for a family member or voluntary work — would be beneficial. You should have a passion for supporting others, pride in delivering outstanding service, and qualities such as reliability, trustworthiness, and respect. Enjoying building professional friendships and being comfortable spending time with others are also important.

Additional Information

As a Care Professional, you will receive industry-leading training, competitive pay rates, pension contributions, paid travel and waiting time, a blue light card with major retailer discounts, a £200 bonus for successful care professional referrals, high street discount vouchers through the Home Instead app, and excellent support.

If you find this role rewarding and flexible enough to meet clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Please click on 'I'm Interested' or contact Angela Warner at 01206 848427 or [e-mail].

We encourage applications from all sections of the community to reflect the community we serve. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure and references. Drivers are essential due to the nature of the role.