Care Assistant

Company Description

Home Instead is expanding its team and looking for caring, compassionate Care Assistants to help with elderly care and to support adults living at home with a range of needs throughout the local area.

We currently have Full time and Part Time/ Evening & Weekend Care vacancies available with immediate starts. We have morning, evening & day time shifts available. We're looking for Care Assistants who may already have experience as a Support Worker or in Domiciliary Care or those without experience looking to become a Care Assistant as full training will be given. We are winners of the 5-star employer award 9 years running based on the reviews from our team members. 

Job Description

At Home Instead, we can offer the following benefits for our Care Assistants:

• Paid travel and wait times on top of your salary
• Up to £16 - £17 an hour
• £23 an hour on bank holidays
• Holiday pay
• Paid day off on your birthday
• Blue Light Card
• Access to EarlyPay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 Star employer award 8 years running
• The only home care company in the south west to be rated 'Outstanding' in all areas by the CQC
• Refer a friend scheme (£500 bonus)

We value our Care Professionals, and that's why we offer such a variety of benefits along with a host of other work and social perks.

Being a Care Assistant means you need to be adaptable, and personable but ultimately put others first. Your role may include:

• Delivering personalised care to our clients, the way you would want your loved ones to be cared for
• Carrying out domestic tasks such as cooking & cleaning and accompanying your clients to any medical/personal appointments
• Building trusting relationships with all clients
• Updating our fantastic app on each visit so family members can see how their loved ones are getting on
• Providing personal care including a variety of non-medical services
• Travelling between clients’ homes means a driver’s license & own car is essential

At Home Instead Exeter and East Devon we like to match up our Care Professionals with our clients based on personality and interests. No two visits are the same. If you're organised, can manage time effectively, are reliable and have a great sense of humour, are considerate and caring and are looking for a rewarding role that can fit around family life, we could be a perfect fit.

Care Assistants MUST have a Valid UK Driving Licence (with access to a vehicle for work purposes) and have the Right to work in the UK.

We are actively recruiting Carers now. If this is something you would be interested in please click 'Apply', to get in touch today!

Qualifications

No experience need as full paid training is provided.

Additional Information

At Home Instead, the welfare of our clients is our top priority and we're committed to ensuring their safety and well-being at all times. As part of this commitment, all staff are required to undergo a DBS-enhanced disclosure.