Part - Time Care Professional (Morning/Evening/Weekend)

Home Instead

Wembley

On-site

GBP 12,000 - 17,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pay on bank holidays

Free Blue Light Card

Referral Bonus Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Level 2 NVQ

Level 3 NVQ

Job summary

A senior care provider in Wembley is looking for a part-time Care Professional to assist with companionship, personal, and home help services. The ideal candidate should have a passion for caring, good communication skills, and respect for diverse backgrounds. Responsibilities include engaging clients in activities, performing light housekeeping, and providing assistance with bathing and grooming. The company offers enhanced pay on bank holidays and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

Care experience preferred.
Ability to listen and communicate clearly with clients and their families.
Commitment to non-discriminatory care practices.

Responsibilities

Offer companionship and engaging activities.
Perform light housekeeping tasks and assist with food safety.
Provide personal care including bathing and grooming.

Skills

Companionship and conversation

Cooking from raw ingredients

Effective communication

Time management

Respect for diverse backgrounds

Job description

Part‑time
Date Advert Closes: 01 May 2022

Company Description

-At home Instead, we offer top‑notch non‑medical care and companionship services for seniors, making us the leading provider worldwide. Our visits always last for at least an hour, and our award‑winning training ensures that our Care Professionals deliver only the best care. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support. We’re proud of our excellent reputation for quality care we provide to our clients.

Job Description

Companionship Services:

Offer companionship and conversation.
Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts).
Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings).

Home Help Services:

Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.).
Organise and tidy cupboards, check food expiry dates and shopping.
Knowledge about good food safety and ability to cook variety of meals from raw ingredients.
Assist with pet care.

Personal Care:

Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
Help with continence care.
Consider and understand the point of view of the person with Dementia/Alzheimer.
Assist with Morning and Evening routine.
Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner.
Respect for people with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own and who may have a range of medical conditions. Commitment to non‑discriminatory care practice.
Excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable.
Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance.
This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body.
Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes) or reliable transport.

Eligibility Criteria:

Resident in UK
All Right to Work documents available
All benefits
Care experience preferred

Qualifications

No qualification required however If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

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. This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.

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