Full Time Care Assistant

Home Instead; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care service in the United Kingdom is looking for a full-time Care Assistant to provide personalized care to seniors. The role involves establishing meaningful connections with clients, assisting with daily activities, and supporting their independence at home. Candidates should have a kind demeanor and the ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends. Competitive pay starting at £13.50 per hour, mileage reimbursement, and extensive training are offered.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours based on availability

Above industry standard pay

Mileage payment of 45p per mile

Paid annual leave

Employee health program

Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

• Experience interacting with older people is beneficial.
• A driving license and access to a vehicle for work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to clients.
• Assist with medication prompting and daily living tasks.
• Engage with clients as a friendly companion.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Adaptability

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 clients 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.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care
• Prompting medication
• Assisting with daily living
• Home help tasks
• Being a friendly companion to our clients
• Preparing meals and monitoring clients diets
• Assisting to appointments
• 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 beneficial 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

• Guaranteed hours built around your availability
• Optional overtime opportunities
• Above industry standard rates of pay starting at 13.50
• Mileage payment of 45p per mile
• Minimum of an hour visit per client
• Travel time between clients with flexibility depending on the distance of travel
• Paid annual leave
• Employee health assured program
• Pension auto-enrollment
• Higher rates of pay for bank holidays
• Staff Benefits including a range of high street stores holidays etc.
• A constant support network through an on-call phone system
• Induction and in-detail training supported by online learning development opportunities
• Opportunities to progress into as senior role

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

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Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

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Experience: years

Vacancy: 1