Home Care Assistant

Home Instead; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 15,343 - 21,852; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid mileage

Employee Assistance Programme

High street discount scheme

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Clitheroe is seeking Care Assistants to join their team. The role involves providing companionship and support, enabling clients to live independently. No prior experience is necessary as comprehensive training will be provided. Ideal candidates will have compassion and a desire to make a difference. Benefits include competitive pay, paid holidays, and ongoing support. Candidates must have reliable transport for visits and essential journeys.

Qualifications

• Genuine compassion to improve clients' quality of life.
• Ability to deliver outstanding service.
• Open to all backgrounds including retail and hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and support for clients.
• Assist with personal care and meal preparation.
• Ensure clients live independently and happy.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Mentally adaptable

Job description

Established in 2012 Home Instead East Lancashire is a leading provider of non-medical home care and companionship. With award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide.

We have been rated a 5-star rated Employer for the past 4 years.

At Home Instead we are known for the award-winning, high-quality care that we provide. Care Assistants within Home Instead are known as Care Professionals. Theircare and support enables our clients to live independently and happy in their own homes.

We match you to client’s personalities and interests, so you can develop a working friendship with regular clients.

Looking for a new career can be daunting, but with Home Instead it all starts with a friendly chat and don't worry if you have no experience as we will train and support you.

Many of our Care Professionalscome from various backgrounds, in particular, people from retail and hospitality, have fitted perfectly into our relationship led care. The most common feedback we get is"I wish I had done this years ago!"

Job Description

Home Instead are looking to grow our family throughout the Clitheroe, Whalley and Ribble Valleyarea.It doesn't matter if you haven't worked in Home Care before, or if you are an experienced Care Assistant. 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 fabulous team.

Home Instead is not your average care provider. We are known for the award-winning, outstandingcare that we provide. The care and support that our Care Assistantsdeliver is designed to allow our clients to live independently & happy in their own homes. We offer care across the entire spectrum, from companionship to shopping, from personal care to meal preparation. No two days are the same.

We encourage people from different sectors to apply, whether that is: retail, hospitality, childcare, customer service, delivery driving etc. and we provide FULL training, personal development and on-going support from the start.

Qualifications

The people who flourish in this role are those with a genuine compassion in their hearts, who derive immense satisfaction from knowing that they have made a difference to the lives of the people they see and those that pridethemselves on delivering an outstanding service.

If this is youthen we will place you on our Training Programme created by Home Instead and teach you everything you need to know to become a successful Care Assistant.

Additional Information

• Minimum of 1 hour visits
• Competitive rate of pay £13.50per hour
• Double time on bank holidays
• We provide full training and mentoring
• Our staff benefits include paid holidays, paid mileage, Employee Assistance Programme, and high street discount scheme/employee benefits scheme
• An experienced office team will be on hand for guidance and support

Please notethat we do require you to have yourown reliable transportto get to and from our client's homes and to help with essential journeys such as medical appointments and shopping.

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.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure check and references.

If you are interested please contact us on 01254 471992, 07585 609726 or email [e-mail] with your name, email address and phone number.