Company Description
Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of domiciliary home care services for senior adults. With minimum visits of one hour, award-winning training and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. At Home Instead Aylesbury Vale and North East Oxfordshire, we match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and provide personalised support. Each day and client is different, but the core services you will be offering focus around personal care, home help, and companionship.
At Home Instead, we are committed to changing the face of aging by providing the best possible care to our clients. We firmly believe that just because we get older, it should not mean we are limited in what we can do. The high-quality care which our team provides is vital to helping us achieve this aim and improving the lives of the clients we support.
Job Description
A Care Assistant with Home Instead is someone with a kind and compassionate heart who wants to make a true difference to the quality of life for seniors, by supporting our clients to help them remain independent in their own homes. Our Care Assistants provide support that is completely personalised to the individual based on a close bond being formed through shared experiences and interests. Your passion for supporting others and your pride to deliver outstanding service will come from your reliability and trustworthiness. You will enjoy building professional and respectful friendships and be comfortable spending time in the company of others with the ability to be flexible to meet clients’ needs.
As a part-time Care Assistant, you will be based within the community providing care for clients within their own homes. Your hours of work will be based on the below, depending on which is best suited to your availability:
* 07:00-14:00
* 07:00-15:00
* 12:00-17:00
* 17:00-23:00
Optional overtime opportunities are available upon request.
Qualifications
You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Assistant. However, it would be beneficial to have some experience interacting with older people.
A driving license and access to your own vehicle which can be used for work purposes is beneficial for this role where you will be based in the community, providing care for clients in their own homes.
As a Care Assistant, you will receive industry-leading training, great rates of pay, and excellent support.
Additional Information
What Do We Offer?
* Guaranteed hours built around your availability
* Optional overtime opportunities
* Competitive rates of pay starting at £12.25
* Mileage payment of 45p per mile
* Minimum of an hour visit per client
* Travel time between clients with flexibility depending on the distance of travel
* Paid annual leave
* Employee health assured program
* Pension auto-enrollment
* Higher rates of pay for bank holidays
* Staff Benefits including a range of high street stores, holidays, etc.
* A constant support network through an on-call phone system
* Induction and in-detail training supported by online learning development opportunities
* Opportunities to progress into a senior role
If you're looking for work that is extremely rewarding, part of the community, and you have the willingness to learn, we would love to hear from you. Please click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact Matt on 01296 410029 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighborhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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