Home Care Assistant

Home Instead; Dukinfield; On-site; GBP 15,911 - 22,661; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Paid face-to-face training

Access to early pay scheme

Career progression opportunities

Refer a Friend Bonus

Enhanced DBS check paid for

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

A community care service provider in Dukinfield is seeking a Domiciliary Home Care Assistant to provide support to clients in the evenings and on weekends. The role involves assisting with household tasks, personal care, and offering companionship. While prior experience isn't required due to comprehensive training, a caring personality and a full driver's licence are essential. Competitive pay is offered, along with career progression opportunities and benefits including mileage reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Must have a full driver's licence and your own vehicle.
• Reliable and punctual to ensure exceptional service.
• Caring and friendly personality, happy to engage in conversation.

Responsibilities

• Support with household tasks such as tidying and cleaning.
• Assist clients in making their favorite evening meals.
• Offer companionship and engage with clients' hobbies.
• Support with personal care tasks like showering.
• Take clients to places of their choice.
• Write accurate daily notes and report concerns.
• Administer medication and record appropriately.

Job description

At Home Instead Manchester Central & Tameside, we support people in our local community to stay at home, where they feel happiest and most comfortable. We are looking for people to visit local clients in Tameside during evenings and weekends. You will visit clients within your local part of Tameside.

Job Description

Shift options are 4:15pm - 9pm or 5:30pm - 10:15pm including alternate weekends. Please note training & meetings take place during the day on weekdays, so we appreciate your flexibility for this.

At Home Instead, we understand that delivering top-quality care can't be done in just 15-minute visits, and no one should feel rushed. That's why we offer a minimum of 1-hour visits, along with appropriate travel time, so you can give your clients the attention they deserve, with mileage reimbursement included. We carefully pairour Care Professionals with clients based on skills, personality, and interests. For all initial visits with new clients, you'll be introduced with the support of a colleague, ensuring you have the opportunity to truly understandyour client and their needs.

• £14.00per hourplus35p per mile.
• £28.00 per hour on bank holidays.
• Access to early pay scheme- be paid up to 50% of your monthly earnings instantly.
• Paid face-to-face trainingdelivered by a Registered Nurse.
• No uniform, stay comfortable in casual dressalongside your free Home Instead satchel, ID badge and PPE.
• Gain qualifications- you will earn yourCare Certificate, and have the option to undertake yourLevel 2 or 3 Diploma, orCity & Guildscertificates.
• Opportunities for career progression- many of our office staff initially joined us as Care Professionals.
• Regular teamTea Breaks and Coffee Mornings.
• Refer a Friend Bonus- you and your friend will earn£250 EACHper referral.
• Access to Blue Light Cardand Home Instead discounts.
• We pay for your enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities as a Domiciliary Home Care Assistant:

• Support with household taskssuch as tidying, cleaning and laundry.
• Make, or assist to make your client's favourite evening meals.
• Offer companionship and social support, engaging with your client'shobbiesand getting to know what they enjoy most.
• Support with personal caretasks such as showering and getting ready for bed.
• Take your client out to places of their choice, e.g. to the local shops.
• Writeaccurate daily notesand report any concerns as per company procedure.
• Administermedicationand record appropriately.

Requirements:

• Experience is not required due to our comprehensive in-house training. However, any previous care experience either professional or personal is an advantage.
• You must have a fulldriver's licenceandyour own vehicle.
• You must bereliable and punctualto ensure we can continue to provide an excellent service to our clients.
• Must have acaring, friendly personalityand behappy to have a chat.
• Must be available to work at least 3 weekday evenings as well as alternate weekends.

Sound interesting? Pop your application through, and let's have a chat!

Unfortunately, we do not have a licence to offer sponsorship.