Overview
Home Instead has won multiple awards over the years and have built an excellent reputation in the local area for truly first-class care. This home care service with the personal touch focuses on companionship and loneliness prevention, providing a minimum of 1-hour home visits to a predominantly private client base. The average visiting time is around 80 minutes, with office teams mindful of travel time and distances so visits occur within a pre-agreed area to suit you.
Are you looking for Evening care work? If so, we have the perfect position for you!
Do you have a caring nature or have you ever cared for another person? This could be anyone from grandparents, partners, siblings, or in a formal care setting. The demand for care is rising and we are seeking kind and compassionate individuals to join our family-feel team to support our clients in the evenings.
Our Evening care assistants usually work on shift patterns from 18:15 – 21:45.
Responsibilities
* Help around the home
* Assist with making dinner or meal preparation
* Provide companionship
* Medication reminders
* Light housekeeping
* Help getting ready for bed
We value our CAREGivers as much as we value our clients and offer flexible hours, paid training, great pay and employee benefit schemes.
Qualifications
No qualifications needed as full training is provided
What we are looking for
* Own reliable transportation to visit clients and willingness to travel across local areas
* Excellent timekeeping; organized and reliable
* Compassionate and kind individuals
* People who treat clients with dignity and respect
* Good listening skills; able to communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a polite and friendly manner
Additional Information
This position is ideally suited to drivers with their own transport.
What Home Instead Bedford Can Offer You
* Earn up to £14.50-£15.50 per hour
* Flexible shifts – Evening shifts or weekend care work; shifts can be matched to your availability
* Ongoing support – career guidance and supervisor support along the way
* Mileage & travel time allowance - reimbursement for miles traveled
* Enhanced rate on bank holidays - double rates on bank holidays
* Career development & progression opportunities - support to progress in your career
* Refer a friend scheme - bonuses and rewards for referrals
* Industry-leading training - comprehensive training program
* Full PPE protection - safety for both care professionals and clients
* Care Certification - industry-recognised Care Certificate after extended training
Once you’ve completed training, you will be carefully matched to your clients and asked to visit them in their own homes. Your role is to help them feel as comfortable as possible, support them with tasks such as shopping and cooking meals, personal hygiene assistance, and companionship. It’s important to build trust so clients feel comfortable sharing any issues or needs. We treat clients and care professionals with dignity, respect, kindness, and compassion.
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