Weekend Care Assistant in Livingston - Part-time

Home Instead; Livingston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care provider in Livingston seeks Care Assistants to join their team. The role offers flexible hours and full training, suitable for candidates from various backgrounds. Successful applicants will provide companionship and support to clients ensuring they can live independently. Benefits include excellent pay, paid mileage, and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Award winning training

Excellent rates of pay starting from £14.10 per hour

Paid Business Mileage

Career progression and personal development opportunities

Access to discounts for big brand stores

Qualifications

• No experience or specific qualifications required.
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct minimum 1-hour client visits.
• Match care professionals to clients based on interests.
• Provide companionship and assist with household tasks.

Skills

Companionship

Communication

Relationship building

Time management

Job description

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description

Here at Home Instead West Lothian, we are looking to grow our team of Care Assistants, with a variety ofhours and different contract options available.

At Home Instead, we provide award-winning home care of the highest quality. Care Assistants are known as Care Professionals within Home Instead and the care and support our Care Professionalsdeliver is designed to allow our clients to live independently in their own homes.

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Professional and we encourage people from different sectors to apply, whether that is: retail, hospitality, childcare, customer service, delivery driving. We provide FULL training from the start.

Care Professional benefits:

• Award winning training
• Excellent rates of pay starting from £14.10per hour
• Variety of hours/ contracts available to fit around your lifestyle and commitments
• Paid Business Mileage
• Paid, protected travel time between visits
• Full learning and development programme
• Rewards scheme and employee support line
• Care Professionalsocial events
• Career progression and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to discounts for big brand stores, utility providers and more

What does being a Care Professional involve?

• Minimum 1-hour visits
• Introductions to all new clients
• Care Professionalsmatched to clients based on personality, background,hobbies and interests.
• Companionship lead care service
• Shopping, general household tasks and preparing fresh food – from scratch!
• Buildingstrong professional relationships
• Variety on non-medical services to help the client stay as independent as possible in their own home

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 toenhanced criminal record checks.

A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferred, but not essential.

We are actively recruiting now, if you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs,please 'click apply', we would love to hear from you!