Home Help Assistant (Domestic Only)

Teamwork Development Trust CIC; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Gateshead is seeking compassionate individuals for home support services. This role involves assisting older adults with cleaning tasks and personal support while maintaining their independence. Flexible hours are provided, with no evening or weekend shifts. Training and uniform are offered. Access to a vehicle is preferred.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Mileage expenses paid

Full training provided

Qualifications

• Compassionate and reliable individual.
• Access to your own vehicle is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with weekly cleaning and home support services.
• Ensure homes are clean and tidy according to individual plans.
• Provide shopping, prescription collection, and bill payments.

Job description

Overview

Are you compassionate, reliable, and looking to make a real difference in the lives of older people?

We are seeking dedicated individuals to join our friendly team providing weekly cleaning and home support services to older adults in their own homes. This role is more than just cleaning; it’s about supporting our clients to maintain independence and improve their quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Assistance starts with 2-3 hours per week, and then builds up hours to suit individual needs.
• Ensuring homes are clean and tidy, by following the individual home help plan for each client
• Providing shopping, prescription collection and paying bills for clients
• Filling in client records, taking payment and bringing paperwork and payment to the head office on a weekly basis

Benefits of Working for Happy to Help

• Flexible hours to suit you and your commitments - you start on a few hours, and if wanted, you can build hours up at your own pace, on the days of the week that suit you
• We never ask you to work evenings or weekends, or between Christmas and New Year
• Mileage expenses paid for by us
• Full training, uniform and PPE provided

If you would like a rewarding job, that makes a significant difference to people\'s lives, we\'d love to hear from you.

Our clients are based across Gateshead but we always try to match our home help assistants with clients that live in the areas that are compatible. Having access to your own vehicle is desirable.

About Us

Happy to Help Gateshead is a registered charity supporting people to live independently in their own homes for over 25 years, and our team has a wonderful reputation for helping people to live in safety and comfort. We\'re a charity, putting people at the heart of what we do, and the decisions we make.