Care Assistant - Full Time £14- £14.50 per hour

Care Assistant - Full Time £14- £14.50 per hour

• Part-time
• Date Advert Closes: 30 November 2024

Rethink everything you think about care. Home Instead is the UK’s most recommended home care provider and our clients include young individuals as well as older ones. Our team support our clients through companionship, home help, personal care, dementia care and live-in care.

Our excellence has been recognised in multiple industry awards and ratings.

• We are recognised by Work Buzz as a 5 Star organisation that is leading the way in employee experience and have exceeded industry benchmarks for their engagement score and response rate.
• We are an Accredited a Silver Member of the Hertfordshire Care Providers Association (HCPA) for Leadership Engagement.
• Home Instead has been awarded the highest rating of Outstanding by the Quality Care Commission.

Jobs in various locations including Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Stotfold, Steeple Moreden, Melbourn, Royston, Bassingbourn and surrounding areas.

Part-time 14.00 - 14.50 per hour.

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of care and companionship services for older people. We provide award winning training and have an excellent reputation; we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. Our Care Professionals build bonds of trust which enables us to provide person‑centred care. We have an Outstanding CQC rating.

Carers at Home Instead aim to make a difference each day for clients. The role involves showing up with a smile, making time for a chat and a cuppa, supporting with personal care, administering medication, helping with simple chores, going on outings and having fun! Just like anything you would do for your parents. You may be the only person our client sees in a day, so if you are a kind and compassionate person, you will make an outstanding carer!

About The Role

On a typical day, you will be working on your own visiting clients in their homes. You will show up with a smile, ask them how they are doing and provide companionship to build trust and friendship.

Every client’s need is unique, however, the role includes some or all of

• Companionship services – having a cuppa, going out, sharing hobbies, etc.
• Providing personal care – bathing and dressing.
• Administering and documenting medication.
• Documenting care activities and liaising with the office to discuss changing client needs.

What’s it Like Working For Us?

We are a fun company that takes care seriously! Or seriously takes care, you know what we mean. That’s why we are rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.

All our Carers are permanent employees who build relationships and trust with clients. All our Carers are kind and compassionate individuals who want to do more for others and they say the best part of working for us is the Clients.

• £14.00 per hour weekdays, £14.50 per hour weekends PLUS holiday pay and pension.
• 1‑hour minimum client visits.
• No uniform required so you blend in like a family member.
• Never work on your birthday.
• Double pay on Bank holidays.
• Carers and Clients are matched by interests and personality to quickly build friendship and trust.
• Fully paid ongoing in‑house training with £90 paid if the Care Certificate is completed in the first 90 days.
• 1:1 Mentoring from a dedicated experienced Care Professional.
• Funded study for NVQ Level 2 & 3 Apprenticeship. Support with further levels available.
• A friendly and supportive team environment with 24/7 on‑call support.
• Regular staff social events.
• Blue Light Card Discount – Discounts exclusive to blue light workers from many high street stores.
• Discount for Carer’s Card.
• Refer a friend scheme up to £200.
• Access to free EAP Wellbeing Programme – We want to ensure you’re looked after in every way possible.
• Full PPE which includes: hand sanitiser, face coverings, gloves, and aprons.

All you need to be is kind, and compassionate and show up with a smile :) We will support you with all the training you need.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want it to reflect the community in which we work. Home Instead are committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding and promote the welfare of adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.

If you want work which is incredibly rewarding and with a high degree of flexibility, work to make a real difference to someone’s life and be a pivotal part of our team, we would love to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please click on “I’m interested” or contact 01462  or email

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