Home Care Assistant

Home Instead, Inc.; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full PPE Protection

Care Certification

Employee Benefit Scheme

Job summary

Home Instead Wolverhampton is looking for a caring Care Assistant to visit clients in their own homes, offering companionship and practical support. You’ll earn from £13.36 per hour with industry-leading training and opportunities to grow with a friendly, district-focused team.

Flexible part-time hours (16–20 per week) are available and require a full UK driving license with reliable transport to reach clients. No prior care experience is needed as comprehensive training is provided.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications or care background required.
• Must have full UK driving license and access to reliable transportation.
• Willingness to complete training provided.

Responsibilities

• Prompting and assisting clients with medication.
• Help getting in and out of the shower and getting dressed.
• Assistance to and from the toilet.
• Preparing simple meals and light household tasks.
• Providing companionship, a cup of tea and a friendly chat.
• Assistance with shopping, social calls, appointments and hobbies.

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 13.36 - GBP 26.72 - monthly

Company Description

About Home Instead

Home Instead have won multiple awards over the years and have built an excellent reputation in the local area for truly first-class care. This home care service with the personal touch is different to any other care organisation in the area, providing a minimum of 1-hour home visits to a predominantly private client base, but the focus being on companionship and loneliness prevention. The average visiting time is actually far higher at about 80 minutes and our friendly office team are sensible about travel time and distances as well so you’ll be visiting clients within a pre-agreed area to suit you.

Job Description

Home Care Assistant - Earn from £13.36 p/h in Wolverhampton Wombourne and Kingswinford

Do you want to help people in need and make a difference in their lives? Do you want to work with the elderly, but don't have any experience or qualifications? If so, then becoming a care assistant might be your perfect career.

As someone who cares for others on a daily basis, we know that it can bring huge rewards. And when we say ‘rewarding’, we’re not just talking about pay. As a care assistant, you can make a real difference to the lives of older adults in your local area by giving them the support they need to live independently in their own homes.

Care Assistant Pay & Benefits

• Full PPE Protection
• Care Certification
• Employee Benefit Scheme

Becoming a Care Assistant

As one of our care assistants, you’ll be earning minimum £13.36 per hour with industry-leading training and support provided.

You will be required to work alternative weekends and due to the nature of the role, you will need a full UK driving license & access to reliable transportation to visit your clients.

No specific qualifications or background in care is required to become a care assistant. What’s more important is that you have a natural calling to care for people. With this intact, we provide all the training you need o to become one of our exceptional Home Instead CAREGivers.

As well as supporting older adults within their communities, we support employees by providing opportunities such as advanced industry-leading training, employment opportunities & benefits schemes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our award-winning, small, family-run, local home care company whose visits always involve a strong element of companionship.

Care Assistant Job Description

This is a totally unique care sector opportunity - We will carefully match you to your own small circle of older adults in your local community and you will support them to live happy, independent lives by providing:

• Prompting & assisting your clients with their medication
• Support getting in & out of the shower & getting dressed
• Help to & from the loo
• Preparing simple meals and light household duties
• Companionship, a cup of tea & a natter
• Shopping tips, social Calls, appointments, clubs hobbies (own car advantageous)

The Benefits of Becoming a Care Assistant

Flexible Part-time hours are available between 16-20 hours per week (unfortunately, we cannot offer purely school hours or full-time as each employee only has a small circle of their own regular clients)

If you have some availability mornings (ideally starting at 8:00) or tea/evening times (ideally starting at 17:00) & a couple of hours alternate weekends, then this position could fit around your other interests & commitments

Excellent training is provided and you’ll meet some like-minded people

The biggest benefit of all is making a difference every day and putting a smile on your client’s faces