Job Description
As a CARE Professional at Shoreham, Petts Wood & Longfield, you will travel to clients’ homes and provide a range of care services that enable them to continue living independently in their own homes.
At Home Instead, we provide non-medical services (personal care, house-help and companionship), and we’re looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a genuine difference to our clients’ quality of life.
Some necessary requirements include:
1. Weekend availability
2. A full UK driving licence
This role could involve:
3. Morning routines, including personal care such as bathing
4. Evening routines before bed
5. Helping with jobs around the home
6. Cooking meals
7. Taking clients shopping or to appointments
8. Driving them to day centres, church, or local activities
9. Encouraging hobbies and interests
10. Or simply providing them with company and companionship
✨ New Roles Available ✨
You don’t need formal experience or qualifications—we provide full training. What matters most is your kindness, compassion, and reliability.
Helpful experience could include:
11. Personal experience caring for a family member or volunteering
12. A passion for supporting others and delivering outstanding service
13. Being trustworthy, respectful, and dependable
14. Enjoying building meaningful friendships and spending time with others
Senior Care Professional (20 hours contract)
15. Evening and weekend availability required
16. Includes on-call cover
17. A great opportunity to step up and support both clients and colleagues
Weekend Care Professional (15 hours contract)
18. Weekend availability required
19. Perfect for someone seeking consistent hours while making a difference
Qualifications
You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a CARE Professional. However, it would be useful to have some experience of working in a care setting or interacting with older people. Possible experience for the role would include:
20. A personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience.
21. Passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service.
22. Reliable, trustworthy and respectful.
23. Enjoying building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.
Additional Information
Home Instead - Providing Dignity, Delivering Comfort, Creating Connections.