Job description
Home Instead are one of the UK's leading providers of care and support workers for the elderly with over 249+ offices nationwide. We have a highly successful team of care professionals who visit our clients in their own homes, offering support and assistance where needed.
We are now looking for people who reside in Hatfield & Welwyn Garden City locations or thereabouts, (also Potters Bar & Borehamwood), to join our wonderful team of Healthcare Support Workers & Care Assistants.
We are recruiting new people who are seeking a career in Adult Care, to work in the community and who feel they have the right qualities to become one of our very special and supportive team members.
We are very interested in speaking to people who may not have previously considered starting a new career in Adult Care, but who now feel they have the wisdom, expertise, and common sense to embark on something fresh and new.
We are also interested in hearing from people who are seeking an additional income and are struggling to meet their commitments. Ideally you will be able to offer us 16 hours or more each week.
Our job opportunities really suit people who need flexibility in their working patterns, so we are happy to discuss with you your individual availability and see if we can accommodate the hours you wish to work, if we can, we will! Mornings, afternoons and evening work, weekends or a mixture are available.
We do require that you have a car - this is essential to enable you to travel between clients each day. We also require you to be able to work your standard hours on a Saturday and Sunday on alternate weekends.
We cannot offer sponsorship to overseas candidates at this time.
If you would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact us and I promise someone will contact you either the same day or the next working day from receipt of your application - no hanging around with us.
Our care professionals support and assist our clients by helping them with a combination of the following:
- Personal Care, comprising of washing & dressing, assisting with continence care.
- Light Housework, dusting, hoovering, meal preparation, shopping.
- Companionship care, taking clients shopping, to appointments, social events.
Each client has different and unique needs and we do our utmost to ensure are these met by care professionals who have the skills and training to meet each clients requirements. We do this by offering our care professionals Award Winning Training throughout their career with Home Instead.
We offer a long list of benefits and here are some examples:
- Pay rates averaging £13.00 per hour, (basic rates start at £11.00 per hour)
- Uplifted rates for level 2 and above QCF qualified staff.
- £22.00 per hour for bank holiday working.
- Higher pay rates for weekend working.
- £0.30 pence per mile travel allowance.
- Holiday pay & pension.
- Fully funded training and paid for all training undertaken.
- Staff lounge, free refreshments, computer workstations.
- Minimum of 1 hour visits.
- Working with friendly colleagues and responsive management.
- EAP scheme, advise on housing, counselling, financial advice + more.
- Discount benefits.
- Lots more,
If you would like further information then I am happy to have an informal chat with you. I am Patricia Eagling, Recruitment Manager on 01707-240650 or email me at: [email protected]
We are more interested in what you can do rather than what you have done and we fully train all new staff members using our Award Winning training comprising of in-house workshops and e-learning modules.
You MUST have your own car - essential because we work in the community.
You must be prepared to work your usual hours on alternate weekends
We do not offer sponsorship at this moment in time.
Additional Information
Join Home Instead and become part of our family. Whether you have experience in care or are just starting out, you will find unparalleled support, training and guidance to help you establish and progress a career in care.
Click apply to complete your application, or call us at 01707-240650 to learn more.
THIS ROLE REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE UK AND HAS THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK. We are not sponsoring VISA applications at this time.