Company Description
Home Instead is the world's leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning paid training, and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide.
The Welwyn & Hatfield office are now looking to recruit people who live in Borehamwood, Hatfield, Potter's Bar and Welwyn areas, and who are looking to ultimately make a career working within the Adult Care Sector- this is your chance to join the fastest growing service industry in the UK, and the leading provider of care to the elderly.
We are now seeking people to work with our elderly clients and can negotiate with you your availability - tell us what suits you, and let us work our magic (within reason).
We are also very happy to speak to people looking for a couple of hours work each day, including weekend's - so if you are retired, bored, in need of extra income, looking for new friends, or keen to give something back, then give us a call.
We do require all staff work their agreed hours on alternate weekends - essential.
You must be passionate about what you do, with your own car - essential because we travel between clients and 'drive them to appointments' on a daily basis. You must also have a full British Driving Licence.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK and this will be established later during any recruitment process. We are currently NOT licenced to sponsor people and are unable to use people currently sponsored by other companies.
Job Description
We undertake the full range of care to ensure our older clients are healthy, happy and part of our community. We assist them undertake things they now find a little bit more difficult including, personal care, light housework duties and companionship.
We will happily train people who have never worked in care but are keen to enter a market sector that is growing and offering greater opportunities than ever before.
We specialise in Adult Care but are keen to speak to people who have worked in any care sector, or perhaps have cared for elderly parents or grandparents, or brought up children. It all counts towards knowledge and experience.
As well as offering you a great opportunity to work in an environment where you can really do some good, we offer:
* A working day built around your availability, if at all possible.
* Pay rates of £12.00 per hour but averaging £14.00 per hour with benefits.
* Minimum 1-hour visits - no short visits.
* Evening and weekend rates paid at higher rate.
* £0.30/per mile to £0.45/per mile travel expenses.
* Paid training, e-learning & workshops.
* Paid travel between clients (some restrictions apply).
* Paid holiday and pension contributions.
* Plus lots more.
Please contact me Patricia Eagling, Recruitment Manager on the following email:
pat.eagling@welwyn.homeinstead.co.uk
All first applications acknowledged.
Qualifications
These are Essential Requirements:
Valid UK driving licence and car.
Currently living within our area.
Available to work agreed hours on alternate weekends.
Right to Work in the UK
Additional Information
We are also interested in Live-In care professionals and as a Live In Care Professional, you will be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay and access to a TV and WiFi. In addition, we offer comprehensive training and support and high rates of pay.
If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us on 01707-240650
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead 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.
THIS ROLE REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO LIVE IN THE UK AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK, this will need to be established as part of the recruitment process.