Home Help Support Worker

Extra Help South Hams; Teignbridge; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Extra Help South Hams is seeking a part-time Home Help Support Worker to visit clients at their homes in West Devon and provide practical support for daily tasks. Duties include domestic cleaning, bed making or laundry assistance, meal preparation, companionship, running errands, and helping clients to attend appointments.

All home helpers are DBS and reference-checked to ensure safety and reliability. You will work flexibly to create a regular routine that makes lives easier and more enjoyable

Job description

Do you love helping people - or have a passion for cleaning? We want to hear from you!

Extra Help South Hams & West Devon is dedicated to providing high-quality home help services tailored to meet the needs of families, professionals, and the elderly.

Our mission is to improve lives in our community by supporting daily tasks such as:

• Domestic Cleaning,
• Bed Making or support with Laundry,
• Meal preparation,
• Companionship,
• Support running errands like shopping,
• Or taking clients to appointments.

We emphasise personalised services, offering bespoke packages to suit individual needs. All our home helpers are thoroughly DBS and reference-checked, ensuring a safe and reliable service.

Whether it's supporting older individuals to live independently, assisting busy families, or helping professionals, we aim to make life easier and more enjoyable for our clients. We use the equipment and products clients already have at home and follow their guidance to provide bespoke and unique support for every client.

Role Description

This part-time role as a Home Help Support Worker is based at clients homes in West Devon. The role is varied and may involve assisting clients with various day-to-day tasks to enable them to live independently, or promoting their independence by practicing life skills like cooking or catching public transport with them, it may include household cleaning, decluttering, laundry, meal preparation, shopping, or running errands, reconnecting people with the local community by bringing them to coffee mornings or to classes or groups.

You may also provide companionship or respite assistance, you may be required to accompany clients to appointments or social outings. Flexibility and adaptability are key, as the role allows you to work with clients on a regular basis, picking days and times which suit you to form a regular routine for the clients you support, creating meaningful impact in their lives.