Companionship Caregiver

Home Instead; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A caregiving company in West Edinburgh seeks compassionate caregivers to support elderly clients, helping with companionship, home tasks, and daily living activities. The role offers flexible part-time hours, competitive pay ranging from £11.00 to £12.00, and comprehensive training. This is a unique opportunity to join a supportive and caring team, with possibilities for career development and job satisfaction.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Holiday pay

Pension contributions

Travel payments

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Warm hearted, empathetic and dependable.
• No prior qualifications or experience required for a great caregiver.

Responsibilities

• Perform companionship and home help services for elderly clients.
• Assist clients with medication and daily living activities.

Skills

Kindness

Empathy

Dependability

Job description

Home Instead's award winning companionship based care and support helps our elderly clients to remain independent and safe in the homes they love; to keep in touch with friends and family & to stay connected to their local communities.

Job Description

We are looking for kind, caring and compassionate people who want to make a true difference to the quality of life of our clients to join our team in the West of Edinburgh as caregiver’s. We are looking for people with the personality and passion to build great relationships with our clients.

A minimum of 2-hour visits per client where we help with companionship, home help, shopping etc. For some we help with medication, other activities of daily living and memory care.

Qualifications

Warm hearted, empathetic and dependable - we can help with the rest. You don’t have to have qualifications and experience to be a great caregiver with Home Instead.

Full training is given.

Additional Information

• Part time work of 10 to 12 plus hours per week — no must do hours and work around your other commitments.
• Competitive rates of pay £11.00 to £12.00 plus holiday pay and additional payments towards pension, travel and waiting time.
• A specialized training assessment program as part of our recruitment process on how to become a Home Instead caregiver.
• Our friendly and knowledgeable office team will be offering you support along the way and available as you need it.
• Most importantly the chance to feel a part of the growing family of caregivers that really do care.
• Fantastic job satisfaction for all and career development opportunities for all who would like them.
• We’ll match you with your clients, based on shared experiences and interests — once matched you’ll visit the same clients consistently and have a regular rota.