Evening Care Assistant

Home Instead; St Albans; On-site; GBP 16,875 - 18,253; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Care Assistant training

Paid travel time & mileage

Paid holiday

Flexible working hours

Job summary

A leading home care provider in St Albans seeks part-time Evening Care Assistants to join their compassionate team. The role involves providing companionship and care support to clients in their own homes while ensuring their comfort and dignity. You'll need a driving license and a car, along with a positive attitude and willingness to learn. All training will be provided. Enjoy excellent pay rates and flexible hours as part of a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence and access to a car for client visits.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to clients' needs.
• Professional approach and passion for care.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and home help to clients.
• Assist clients with preparing meals and personal care.
• Support clients in maintaining independence and dignity.

Skills

Compassion

Adaptability

Positive attitude

Strong communication

Job description

We are a family run company and part of a network of 200+ award winning Home Instead offices across the UK. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of care to our clients, enabling them to remain safely in their own homes as an alternative to residential care.

A mark of this approach to high quality of care is our 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our Care Assistants are what make us 'Outstanding'. Our benefits reflect this:

• Excellent rates of pay: £12.25/hr before 6:15pm & £13.25/hr after 6:15pm
• We pay an additional 50p/hr if you hold a QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care
• PAID Care Assistant training
• PAID travel time & mileage at 45p between client visits
• PAID holiday
• Evening, weekend and daytime work available from 10-35 hours per week, depending on your availability

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for part time Evening Care Assistants to join our friendly and fast-growing team in St Albans!

We cover St Albans, Harpenden, Radlett and surrounding areas.

At Home Instead we value and appreciate the amazing work that our Care Assistants provide every day. We are looking for people who are nurturing, adaptable and supportive of our clients remaining independent and with dignity in their own homes. We certainly look after our team and ensure all new Care Assistants are given full training to make sure they are fully confident to look after our clients.

What we offer:

• Excellent rates of pay: £12.25/hr before 6:15pm & £13.25/hr after 6:15pm
• We pay an additional 50p/hr if you hold a QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care
• PAID travel time & mileage at 45p between client visits
• PAID Care Assistant training
• PAID holiday
• Evening hours from 5pm depending on your availability!

We provide a minimum of 1-hour visits per client, offering first and foremost great companionship, Home help and Care support. We also provide support with preparing the clients desired meals, helping around the house, and personal care where needed.

Requirements:

• A full driving licence and access to a car, as the nature of the role requires you to travel between client visits.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to our clients needs
• Professional approach and a passion to deliver the very best care.
• Compassion when dealing with more vulnerable people.
• Positive attitude and a good level of written and spoken English.
• Availability to work alternate weekends

If you want to be a part of an organization that has a positive impact on someone’s life and be a pivotal part of our team, we would love to hear from you!

Qualifications

To be a Care Assistant at Home Instead you do not need to have experience of working in Care, or qualifications. We will provide all the TRAINING you'll need to feel confident in supporting our wonderful clients.