Job Description

Do you like helping others?

Do you want to be appreciated and part of a great team? Available 5pm - 10pm?

If your answer is yes! Then we would LOVE to hear from you!

20 hours a week + travel time + mileage allowance + holiday + pension. Every other weekend free. Why choose Home Instead? By matching our clients and Care Professionals hobbies and interests you will have lots to talk about and to enjoy together.

We provide award winning training + have an unrivalled reputation for looking after our staff as well as our clients! 24 hour dedicated support backed with our own Registered Nurse - efficient and properly managed to ensure that you have no worries. Top quality - Home Instead covering in Market Harborough, Oadby, Corby & Rutland is the highest rated Care provider in the East Midlands - Outstanding in all five areas rated by CQC.



A Home Instead Care Professional is a kind and friendly person, totally reliable, and compassionate with excellent communication skills. You will be working in a person\'s home, however the whole team provide support to you and the client. We are looking for someone who is happy to learn, contribute to the team, and can work under pressure when needed and will enjoy the rewards and responsibility.

Our dedicated team of Care Professionals provide the highest quality care. The primary responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a professional and friendly relationship with our client, their family, friends and others involved with their health and well-being
• Personal Care - supporting with washing, dressing, grooming, continence care
• Companionship - conversation and good company - assist with writing letters enjoying a chat
• Activities - accompanying to outings and social events, and encourage hobbies and pastimes
• Plan, prepare and cook nutritious food - rediscovering favourite family recipes
• Medication - collecting prescriptions, medication reminders
• Home help such as light housekeeping - ensuring their home is safe and tidy
• Shopping, run errands and accompanying to appointments
• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client\'s quality of life

Care Assistant Benefits:

• Excellent rate of pay \xc2\xa311.00 per hour Monday to Friday increasing to \xc2\xa312.50 per hour Saturday & Sunday. Double pay on bank holidays.
• Extra payments for mileage and wait-time between visits
• Flexible hours we work with you to build a schedule that suits your needs - we only ask you make yourself available for an hour or so alternate weekends as well as the regular weekday visits works perfectly for our client schedules
• Minimum 1-hour calls with your own regular matched clients
• Time to spend getting to know your clients with realistic and timely care plans for each visit
• Varied contracts available from Zero Hours to Average Hours
• Employee referral bonus programme up to \xc2\xa3500
• No uniform so you look and feel more like a friend, or part of the client\'s family
• Full induction programme and continuous training based on what you would like to achieve - we are happy to assist you in on your learning journey in the provision of care
• Wellness program, including free counselling and legal advice
• Recognition and appreciation with our \xe2\x80\x9cPraiseworthy\xe2\x80\x9d awards
• Accrued paid holiday & Auto enrolment Pension Scheme - you are legally entitled to these; they aren\'t perks so we don\'t pretend they are!
• Blue Light Card - giving fantastic discounts online and in-stores such as Asda (used by NHS, emergency services, armed forces & social care sector)
• Early Pay offers you the flexibility of instant access to your earnings

Qualifications

Care experience is preferable for this 20 hour a week position, but we will also provide full paid training so even if it has been a while since you worked in care or nursing, you will feel confident and well supported. Your passion for taking care of someone else, being friendly whilst staying professional and your references will show that you are reliable, trustworthy and respectful. Our clients may need support with mealtimes including making a proper meal (baking a cake would definitely be an asset!)

You must be over 18 and have a valid UK driving licence with access to transport, it is essential as many of our clients live in rural areas.

Additional Information

If you are looking for work which is extremely rewarding and want to make a change, please click on \xe2\x80\x9cApply Now\xe2\x80\x9d we would love to hear from you!

For further information or to apply for this role - please contact Alice on 01858 540 317

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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