Care Assistant

Company Description

As a Home Instead Care PROFESSIONAL, happiness in your work, feeling and being valued and supported, is a honest attribute for us a care providers and employers. Our clients are the heart of what we do, so giving our Care Professionals the foundations of award-winning training genuine support, and maintenance of your skills is why we are different. You will be supporting clients throughout the South Telford, Albrighton, Perton and Codsall areas. If you want to give excellence in care, consistent and continuity to your own regular clients, you drive and use your own vehicle, please read on, or just call Sam Sammons our recruiter on 01952 913219 for more information.

Home Instead South Telford is a Living Wage Accredited Employer #livingwageemployer

Job Description

Your natural flare of compassion, empathy, and the desire to help others, will be an essential part of this role, enjoying 1hr minimum stay, your primary responsibility will be to assist clients, providing their care in a dignified manner from start to finish, giving companionship and stimulation with their daily activities, ensures their safety, comfort and maintenance of their emotional health and wellbeing.

This will include but is not limited to:

• Personal Care: Assisting with bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting, when required.
• Medication Reminders: Ensuring clients take their medications as prescribed.
• Meal Preparation: Planning and preparing nutritious meals according to dietary needs. 
• Light Housekeeping: Assisting with light cleaning, laundry, and maintaining a clean and safe environment.
• Transportation: Providing transportation for clients to appointments, errands, and social outings. Giving them the freedom and choice when require.

Gaining familiarity about you, your hobbies, and interests, you will be matched to your clients and will remain under their care, allowing you both to build a trusting relationship, to engage with each other, not only will complete the task led elements of your visit but you can be their companion also.

You will be supporting them to stay at home with their creature comforts and familiar environments. Allowing them to continue living life their way, as comfortably as possible putting their wishes at the very heart of what you do. 

This is not just care, it's Home Instead care!

Qualifications

• The only essential skill and qualification is a Full UK Driving Licence with use of your own vehicle.

  Paid ongoing training will be provided and consistent development.

• Unfortunately, we do not hold a current sponsorship licence and cannot support 20hr supplement hours.

Additional Information

Our Benefits include:

• Competitive rates of pay starting at a minimum £12.10  
• Double time on bank holidays
• Paid Mileage
• Paid Travel Time
• Paid training and ongoing development opportunities
• Pension Scheme
• BHSF Health program
• Benefits and discounts program
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Ongoing Loyalty incentive scheme for every year you are with the company

Make a real difference to someone's life. Join Home Instead and become part of our family. Whether you have previous experience in care or this is a new path for you, there is unrivalled support, training, and guidance to help you establish and progress a career in care.

Want to know more? Contact on 01952 913219 and Sam will happily discuss the role further, and tell you anything further you need to know.