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Parents Wanted! Evening Care Assistant

Home Instead
Part-time
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Aylesbury Vale, England, United Kingdom

Company Description

Are you a parent, who has free time in the evenings?

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of seniors in your community?

Would you like work that is flexibly tailored to your availability?

If you answered yes, to any of these questions then we would love to hear from you!

At Home Instead we are committed to changing the face of aging through providing the best possible care to our clients within their own homes. We are a firm believer that just because we get older, it should not mean we are limited in what we can do. The high quality care which our team provide is vital to helping us achieve this aim, and improving the lives of the clients we support.

Job Description

Here at Home Instead we know that maintaining a career, while trying to balance family life can be challenging. That is why Home Instead are offering a rewarding position to join the evening Care Assistant team, where your working days are based around your availability. 

As an evening Care Assistant your responsibilities can include but are not limited to:

  • Tea-time visits, preparing dinner for clients
  • 'Tuck-in' visits to support clients with their evening routine
  • Providing personal care in a respectful and caring manner
  • Home-help
  • Companionship
  • Prompting medication administration
  • Ensuring clients can remain independent in their own homes 

As a member of the Evening Care Assistant team your working hours will be 17:00-23:00. and your days of work will be based around your availability.

Rates of pay are £12.25 on weekdays, and £13.50 on weekends

Bank holidays are paid at double the standard rate.

Qualifications

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Assistant, just a passion for making a positive difference to others.

A valid drivers license and access to your own vehicle is required for this role.

Additional Information

What Do We Offer?

  • Guaranteed hours built around your availability 
  • Optional overtime opportunities
  • Competitive rates of pay starting at £12.25
  • Mileage payment of 45p per mile
  • Minimum of an hour visit per client
  • Travel time between clients with flexibility depending on the distance of travel
  • Paid annual leave
  • Employee health assured program
  • Pension auto-enrollment
  • Higher rates of pay for bank holidays
  • Staff Benefits including a range of high street stores, holidays, etc.
  • A constant support network through an on-call phone system
  • Induction and in-detail training supported by online learning development opportunities
  • Opportunities to progress into a full-time position or senior role

If you would like to learn more about the role please contact Matt on 01296 410029.

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.