Care Assistants (£12ph to £12.50ph) Cardiff, Wales
Job description
Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support.
Home Instead in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan are looking for people who want to make a difference to the quality of life for our clients. We have vacancies in both areas to suit you!
You are required to be a driver with access to your own car as our clients require support with various medical appointments and shopping trips.
Our highly respected Care Professionals are at the heart of what we do, providing the very best home care and helping us elevate the care experience.
With flexibility around shift patterns, we can offer you work to fit in and around your family and lifestyle. We have vacanices for those looking to start a career in care or those who already have experience in care.
You will be carefully matched with our clients, in your local community, and you will support them to live happy, independent lives at home by providing:
- Companionship and help around the home
- Preparation and support with meals
- Prompting and assisting your client with their medication
- Supporting with personal care and to get dressed
- Social visits and support with appointments and shopping trips
Home Instead are unique in the care industry as all our visits are a minimum of 1 hour. We believe that this time is needed for you to establish meaningful relationships with your clients and make a REAL difference to their lives everyday.
As a Care Professional at Home Instead you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and 24/7 support from our office team.
- Excellent rates of pay, £12.00 - £12.50 per hour
- Plus Paid Travel Time at £10.42ph (pro-rata)
- Paid mileage, 30ppm
- Paid training
- Paid shadowing visits
- Full or part-time hours available
- All visits are a minimum of an hour
- 1:1 Mentor for 3 months
- Regular team meet-ups and social events
- Start your care career with us and benefit from award winning training, including Level 2 QCF (Care), City & Guilds Dementia Training and Parkinson’s Disease specialist training
Even if you’ve never thought about working in care, you probably have the life experience and skills we’re looking for: kindness, empathy and patience.
If you have a knack for making people smile, then you already have the skills to be a great Care Professional, so no prior experience of care is required. All your paid training will take place at our office in Cardiff.
Additional Information
As a Healthcare Assistant you will receive industry lead training, great rates of pay and excellent support.
If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Please click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact us on 02920 569483
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.
