Home and Personal Care Assistant

Home Instead; England; On-site; GBP 17,702 - 18,597; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Competitive rates of pay

Flexible rotas

Employee assistance programme

Recognition for hard work

Job summary

A leading home care provider in England is looking for Care Assistants to support clients in their homes. The ideal candidates should be compassionate and good communicators. No prior experience is necessary as training will be provided. Full-time and part-time roles available, with pay starting at £12.85 per hour on weekdays and rising to £13.50 on weekends from April 2024. Benefits include paid training, flexible rotas, and a supportive office team.

Qualifications

• Must be compassionate and empathetic.
• Driver with access to a car essential.
• Good communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and companionship to clients.
• Assist clients with daily activities and light cleaning.
• Support clients with meals and medication as trained.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Good communication

Listening

Job description

Home Instead is home care provider with a difference!

Enjoy getting people up and dancing in their living room or having a good old belly laugh over a cuppa? Then working with our clients could be the right job for you.

Our Care Assistants provide care to those living in their own homes so they can continue to live fulfilled lives whilst being supported.

Job Description

Are you ready to fall into a heart-warming career this spring? Join our compassionate team of Home Care Assistants who bring warmth and comfort to the lives of those who need it most. If you have a heart full of kindness and a desire to make a difference, this is the perfect job opportunity for you!

What would your role as a Care Professional be?

We are looking for a dynamic go getter to work with our lovely clients in their own home. We hire with an attitude so no experience is needed; if you are compassionate, empathetic and pass the loved one test you could be the perfect candidate for us at Home Instead.

• At Home Instead everyday will be different, if you are a good listener and a chatter box, we are looking for you. This is to provide company and a good laugh for the clients that you support.
• Assisting clients to have a lovely start to the day whether this would be supporting with a shower or picking out their favourite clothing or supporting with toilet breaks, you’re getting the day off to a good start!
• If you can boil an egg, you are on the right path to be able to support clients with their meals and snacks.
• You will take part in light cleaning duties to support clients to stay independent in their home for as long as possible.
• Medication support may be part of supporting the client- Don’t worry if you haven’t done this before we provide all training and support for this.
• You will be a companion for the client so taking the client to appointments or out for coffee or to activities will also be part of the role, keeping the client as part of the community will encourage more independence and as for being a Care Assistant - It takes a village!

Our offer to you:

• Set fixed rotas to enable you to have a good work-life balance. Full time and Part time roles are available.
• Competitive rates of pay which increases to £13.45 weekdays and £13.80 weekends from the 1st of April. Enhanced rates of pay on Bank Holidays.
• Paid Training and ongoing learning and development available.
• Recognition and rewards for the hard work that you do for our clients.
• Free Employee Assistance Programme.
• Paid DBS Scheme.
• Data Allowance for use of our Apps.
• Paid Shadowing and continuous introductions to any new clients so you are an instant familiar face.
• We enjoy regular staff events to be able to get to know each other better and have a good old chin wag!
• Our one-hour minimum calls allow you to properly get to know our clients, with no rushing around to get tasks done, this encourages great relationships.
• We have a non-uniform policy to offer a more personal touch when supporting clients in the community.

Qualifications

Have you worked in care before? Great, we love looking at how we can build on people’s experience, but if you need some training we are always looking for new people to get into a Career in care.

We are there every step of the way, offering support on the phone or in person, no question is ever too big for us at Home Instead.

Additional Information

As a valued member of our team, we offer brilliant benefits:

We need you to:

• Be a driver with access to a car
• Assist with personal care, light cleaning duties and companionship
• Be able to communicate well with the clients and the office team
• Have the right to work in the UK

We'll give you:

• Competitive rates of pay from 1st April 2024 £12.85 per hour weekdays / £13.50 weekends (mileage, holiday pay in addition)
• Shadowing and on-going Continued Professional Development will be provided so you feel confident in your role.
• Supportive office team to be with you every step of the way.
• Full benefits package of online and in-store discounts.
• Enhanced pay on Bank Holidays.
• 24-hour Employee assistance programme.
• Blue Light Card.

We ensure both our Care Assistants and clients are always protected and safe by providing all equipment needed to assist our clients.

If your morals and values match ours at Home Instead we would love you to get in touch by clicking on "I'm Interested" or call us on 01745 772150 where our recruiter is waiting to hear from you.

We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds to apply. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure and reference checks.

THIS ROLE REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT RESIDES AND HAS A RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK AND HOLDS A FULL DRIVING LICENCE WITH ACCESS TO A VEHICLE.

Our team look forward to hearing from you soon!