Job Description
🌟 What You’ll Do
As a Care Assistant, you’ll help our clients live safely, comfortably and independently in their own home. Each visit is unique and tailored to their individual needs. Your duties may include:
1. Offering companionship and conversation
2. Preparing meals and helping with household tasks
3. Supporting with personal care and mobility
4. Accompanying clients to appointments, walks or social activities
With minimum one-hour visits and continuity of care seeing the same clients each week, you’ll have time to build real relationships and provide care you can be proud of.
💼 What We Offer
5. £12.70 per care hour increasing with the level of care
6. Paid travel time and waiting time between visits
7. 45p per mile mileage allowance
8. Hours to fit around your regular weekly availability
9. Comprehensive training and ongoing development
10. A friendly, supportive local team that values you
11. Opportunities to grow your skills and career with Home Instead
💖 About You
We’re looking for people who are:
12. Kind, patient and genuinely caring
13. Reliable, respectful and good communicators
14. Hold a full UK driving licence and access to a car (required for visiting care in our rural area)
15. Able to offer regular weekly availability (mornings or evenings and every other weekend)
No experience is needed — just a caring heart and a commitment to helping others. If you’ve worked in care before, your experience will be valued and supported with opportunities to develop and evolve.
🌈 Ready to Make a Real Difference?
If you’re looking for a rewarding role where you can make every day count, we’d love to hear from you.
📞 Apply today to join our compassionate team at Home Instead Andover & East Wiltshire or give us a call on 01672 555560.
Qualifications
Additional Information
16. Valid UK Driving Licence: With access to a vehicle for work purposes in rural area
17. Right to Work in the UK, DBS check and References are a part of the recruitment process.
18. Availability: Ability to work alternate weekends.
19. We currently do not have a sponsorship licence at this time.