Job description
Time for a chat? A cuppa and a favourite biscuit?
Home Instead are great company to work for - we make sure that our staff get the time to build a lovely relationship with our clients. As the leading provider of relationship led care, (rated Outstanding in all five areas by CQC) we take care to match Caregivers to clients, and highest quality of care to help our clients continue to live safe, well, and independently at home. It means having time to chat too.
A Home Instead Care Professional is a kind and friendly person, totally reliable, and compassionate with excellent communication skills. Working in a person's own home, with the whole team provide support you and the client, we are looking for someone who is happy to learn, contribute to the team, and can work under pressure when needed and will enjoy the rewards and responsibility. Part time and varied hours to fit around your other commitments works really well for our team - with schedules planned far ahead to ensure continuity with our clients.
Our perfect Caregiver may be someone looking to start a new career, a person with experience working in a care setting or caring for a family member. We will provide you with all the training you will need, so you can go to each visit with confidence. All we ask is that you are passionate about caring for others and pride yourself on being reliable professional .... and happy to chat over a biscuit and a cuppa!
Additional Information
From £11.00 per hour weekdays, £12.50 per hour weekends & double pay on public holidays.Flexible hours we work with you to build a schedule that suits your needs – It’s not every weekend either, just alternate weekends as well as the regular weekday visits as we’ve found this works best for our staff and client schedules.
Extra payments for mileage and wait time between visits
Minimum 1-hour calls with your own regular matched clients
Time to spend getting to know your clients with realistic and timely care plans for each visit
Varied contracts available from Zero Hours to Average Hours
Employee referral bonus programme up to £500
No uniform so you look and feel more like a friend, or part of the client’s family
Full induction programme and continuous training based on what you would like to achieve – we are happy to assist you.
Wellness program, including free counselling and legal advice
Recognition and appreciation with our “Praiseworthy” awardsR
Accrued paid holiday & Auto enrolment Pension Scheme – you are legally entitled to these; they aren’t perks so we don’t pretend they are!
Blue Light Card – giving fantastic discounts online and in-stores such as Asda (used by NHS, emergency services, armed forces & social care sector)
Early Pay offers you the flexibility of instant access to your earnings
If you're looking for a new job that is very rewarding, and you are sociable, enjoying spending time with other people and making sure that someone else is well and happy, we would love to hear from you! Call Alice on 01536 737 501
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead are 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 and reference checks.