Care Assistant - Bognor Regis – guaranteed hours contract

Company Description

At Home Instead Chichester & Bognor Regis we deliver truly rewarding relationship-led care and companionship to our local ageing community to allow them to live independently in their own homes.

As the leading provider of relationship-led care (we are rated OUTSTANDING by CQC), we take care to match our Caregivers to clients and provide the highest quality of care to help our clients continue to live safe, well and independently at home.

Excellent rates of pay: £11.50 - £14.50 p/h, mileage paid at 45p per mile, x1.5 pay for bank holidays. Paid training, paid shadowing while you learn and paid car MOT. 96% of our Care Professionals are proud to work for Home Instead and you could be too.

*** All our Care Professionals now receive a guaranteed hours contract, from 5 to 35 hours per week. ***

Job Description

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a difference to the quality of life for our clients. Our highly respected Care Professionals are at the heart of what we do, providing the very best home care and helping us elevate the care experience.

With no set shift patterns, we can offer you work to fit in and around your lifestyle. With immediate starts available for those looking to enter the care sector or those who already have experience of care.

We will carefully match you to our clients, in your local community, and you will support them to live happy, independent lives by providing:

• Companionship and help around the home
• Preparation and support with meals
• Prompting and assisting your client with their medication
• Supporting with personal care and to get dressed
• Social visits and support with appointments and shopping trips

Home Instead are unique in the care industry as all our visits are a minimum of 1 hour. We believe that this time is needed for you to establish meaningful relationships with your clients and make a REAL difference to their lives everyday!

As a Care Professional at Home Instead you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and 24/7 support from our office team.

• Excellent rates of pay, £11.50 - £14.50 per hour, with guaranteed contracts to fit around your lifestyle
• Full or part-time hours available
• All visits are a minimum of an hour
• Paid mileage, 45p per mile & paid car MOT
• Paid training
• Paid shadowing visits
• Ongoing support from Team Leaders
• Regular team meet-ups and social events
• Start your care career with us and benefit from award winning training, including Care Certification, City & Guilds Dementia Training and Parkinson’s Disease specialist training

Qualifications

Even if you’ve never thought about working in care, you probably have the life experience and skills we’re looking for: kindness, empathy and patience.

If you have a knack for making people smile, then you already have the skills to be a great Care Professional, so no prior experience of care is required. All your paid training will take place at our office in Chichester with our award-winning training team. You will need a driving licence and your own vehicle.

Additional Information

If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and has a high-degree of  flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Please click ‘Apply now’ or alternatively call the office for an informal chat – 01243 884111.

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.