Care Assistant - Additional Duties - 30 hours

Home Instead – Our mission is to enhance lives. We proudly support individuals to remain independent and confident in the familiar surroundings of their own home. Do you want to become part of a dedicated, loyal team of Care Professionals, building and developing your skills along the way.

We pride ourselves on delivering the best relationship led care, concentrating on listening to our clients and finding out what their wishes and dreams are to make sure that we are always helping to achieve a better quality of life.

The role of a Care Assistant is to achieve the highest quality of life for the older members of our community. This means providing basic care but also encouraging activities to keep people active, engaged, and confident.

On top of this you will be required to carry out additional On-Call duties on rotation with the key players in the office. You will need to have good availability and be able to travel to surrounding areas. 

As Care Assistants we receive:  

• Competitive rates of pay up to £13 per hour.
• On-Call duties with additional pay
• Paid Waiting time up to 1 hour.
• Travel time paid.
• Minimum of 1-hour visits
• Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistant Programme
• Full training provided and paid.
• Paid Introduction and shadow shifts.
• Continuous team support
• Personal development plans to support your career growth.
• Shopping perks and other employee benefits.
• Free advice and counselling 24/7

We are looking for someone with good availability throughout that is looking for around 30 hours a week.

You are required to work every other weekend.  

We require additional On-Call duties to be carried out with this position, on rotation with the office team. 

• Experience in supporting older people a minimum of 1 year required.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care required. 
• You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on finding creative ways to improve a person's life.
• You will be reliable, trustworthy, compassionate and respectful. 
• Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing English.
• Available to work every other weekend is a must.
• Driving Licence is necessary to work surrounding areas.

Join our mission to make the world more compassionate, improve the standard of care in our communities and enhance lives. Whether you are looking for a reliable long-term career or just want to offer a few hours a week to improve someone's life, there are opportunities for you - please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.