Home Care | Care Assistant - Local to Southend Areas Southend-on-Sea, England
Job description
Role: Care Professional
Pay: £11.00 -12.50 Per Hour
Start Date: Start Our Recruitment Programme July 2023!
Home Instead Southend has a genuine passion for making a difference to the lives of older people in our local community. We are renowned for our relationship-led care services delivered by our OUTSTANDING team of Care Professionals who are caring, compassionate and believe that the people we CARE for, can be enabled to live in their own home for as long as they can, or so wish.
Our Care Professionals support our clients with independent living in their own homes, providing companionship, meal preparation, dementia support, assistance with personal care routines, light housework and taking clients along to appointments and even on social outings.
“It’s not like work, it’s more like going to see a friend” and “ I am proud to wear my lanyard and share with others, the Home Instead way and what a fantastic company they are to work for”
Our Home Care Assistants, support with…
Companionship Care
- Offering companionship & conversation
- Assist with appointments.
- Help with reading.
- Participate in interests & Hobbies.
- Monitor diet & eating.
- Accompany to lunch or dinner.
- Attend plays, concerts, or clubs.
Home Help
- Light housekeeping
- Dusting & vacuuming
- Washing & Ironing
- Making beds & change bed linen
- Help with general shopping.
- Meal preparation
- Oversee home deliveries.
- Assist with pet care.
- Collect prescriptions.
Personal Care
- Help with bathing/washing.
- Assist with dressing.
- Help with incontinence care.
- Assist with eating.
- Provide medication reminders.
- Assist with morning/wake up routines.
- Assist with evening & bedtime routines
The benefits of becoming a Care Professional with Home Instead Southend:
- Excellent pay rates - from £11.00 per hour to £12.50 plus double pay on Bank Holidays.
- Hours building through a schedule that suits you!
- Minimum 1-hour Visits – so you have the time needed with your clients.
- £100 Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Mileage - 45p per mile.
- Award Winning Training and ongoing support, with genuine career development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme - available 24/7
- Flexible working week inclusive of every other weekend- For the continuity of care for our clients.
- Exclusive discounts scheme – at supermarkets, utility providers and more.
- A warm and friendly company that provides you with all the support you need to become a confident and comfortable Care Professional.
- WPA Health Care Benefits Scheme
- No Uniform (It’s friendlier that way)
Our Care Professionals work between 16-24 hours per week, cover some mornings and/or evening visits, generally between 8.00am - 2.00pm and 4.00pm - 10.00pm.
Some weekend availability is required to provide continuity of care
We can be flexible so talk to us about what you can do, and we will accommodate you if we can.
You do not need any experience or qualifications to become a Care Professional. However, experience in supporting an older person in a professional or personal capacity is ideal.
- Confidence in the use of a mobile phone.
- Able to adapt to their clients' individual needs.
- You will need to be reliable, trustworthy, compassionate and have a passion for supporting others.
Additional Information
Apply now and we'll be in touch for a chat! Or if you know someone who would make a fantastic Care Professional, refer them today and receive £100, providing your referral completes 25 hours of care with us.
Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/careinsouthend
Call us to find out more: 01702 787233
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.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead Senior Care 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
