Join Our Team as a Care Assistant
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Important Details Before Applying
* Evening & Weekend Availability: We require availability for at least 2 evenings a week and alternate weekends.
* Core Hours: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:45 pm - 9:30 pm, with potential for additional hours.
* Driver's License: It's essential to be a driver with access to a personal vehicle insured with Class A Business Insurance to fulfill this role.
Ready to bring your caring nature to a team that values it?
If you're a good communicator, problem solver, and passionate about making a difference, apply today!
Job Description
Care Assistant responsibilities: Being a Care Professional is a highly rewarding career where no two days are the same! With minimum 1-hour care visits and client matching, you have the time to provide high quality, person-focused care. Duties can include:
* Companionship: Ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit.
* Personal care: Supporting our clients with essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing, and grooming to keep them healthy and independent.
* Help with everyday tasks: Such as meal preparation and light housework.
* Accompanying: To appointments or shopping.
It is ESSENTIAL to be a driver with access to a vehicle insured in your name with Class A Business Insurance.
Qualifications
Formal care experience is not required. Experience is also welcomed. We need you to CARE for others and be happy in YOUR career. We need you to help us support our clients by providing the highest quality of care so they can continue to live safe, well, and as independently as possible in their own homes. We, as a company, will care for you!
It is ESSENTIAL to have GCSE level English or equivalent and to reside within Salford (non-Salford postcodes will fall into other Home Instead Office territories). Formal care experience is not required - we provide full training. Your passion for caring, friendliness, professionalism, and references will demonstrate that you are dependable, trustworthy, and respectful.
Important to Consider Before Application
Our Care Assistants are required to work at least 2 evenings and alternate weekends. Core hours are between 8 am- 1 pm and 4:45 pm - 9:30 pm, with potential to increase hours. You must be over 18. This role requires residency in the UK and the right to work in the UK. We are not sponsoring VISA applications at this time.
Additional Information
If you have a passion for caring and motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you. 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. This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.
* £13.20 per hour
* Permanent
* Full-time
* Posted 20 hours ago
Why Choose a Career with Home Instead?
* Excellent Pay Rates: £13.20/hour for weekdays (double on Bank Holidays!) and weekends.
* Mileage Reimbursement: 45p/mile.
* Paid Induction & Award-Winning Training: Starting with paid induction and ongoing support.
* Career Development: Opportunities to advance and build a long-term career.
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program: Free counseling and legal advice for personal concerns.
* Recognized & Valued Work: Your role is respected and celebrated.
* Outstanding Quality: Rated "Outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission in 2017 and 2023.
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