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Full Time Care Assistant

Home Instead
Full-time
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Doncaster, England, United Kingdom

Company Description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of care and companionship services which help our clients remain independent in their own home.  Our care assistants benefit from award winning training and ongoing support throughout their Home Instead journey, with options for accredited training in Dementia, Parkinsons and End of Life care.  We are committed to changing the face of ageing through delivering quality care to our clients and top class education to our Care professionals.

Job Description

Looking for a new challenge?

Growing older can be very stressful for some people, so can you imagine taking someone out of their home too? Our home care avoids this, and our Care assistants allow older people to live long and happy lives, whilst promoting their autonomy and independence. Do you want to make a real difference to someone’s life?

We provide you with:

  • Salary £12.30 per hour.
  • Contribution to travel expenses at 30p per mile
  • Paid travel time
  • Double time paid on bank holidays 
  • Refer a friend bonus of £300.00 T&Cs apply
  • Pension
  • Holiday pay
  • Full training
  • Specialist training opportunities e.g. in Alzheimer's and Dementia
  • Career Progression

The Role of a Care Professional

Care Professionals support clients in the community to live and remain in their own home. Due to the nature of the role in the community you must be willing to travel around Doncaster and commit to working a combination of the following shift times   7am – 2.30pm and 3.45pm – 9.45pm including alternative weekends and bank holidays.

 

Qualifications

Home Instead are looking to add to our team due to continued growth. We are looking for caring, compassionate and reliable people to deliver care to our clients, it is an exciting role that requires a team player to work with key parts of the business to ensure our clients get an fantastic service. You will work in Doncaster with variable start and finish time between Monday and Sunday, working every other weekend with overtime available.

Access to your own transport with Class 1 Business insurance  is essential. 

What you will bring:

Help clients to remain happy, healthy and thriving in their own homes!  Responsibilities may include:

  • Companionship and wellbeing support
  • Help with everyday tasks from cooking a meal to light housework
  • Helping your client access their community by accompanying them to the shops or appointments
  • Help with washing, dressing or bathing.

Additional Information

If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

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.