Overview
Care Professional – Home Instead. At Home Instead, we provide high-quality non-medical care and companionship for seniors, helping them live safely and comfortably at home. Our visits are always a minimum of one hour, allowing our Care Professionals to deliver personalised, unhurried support. We carefully match our Care Professionals with clients based on shared interests and hobbies, helping to build strong, trusting relationships. Our award-winning training ensures every client receives the highest standard of care.
Responsibilities
* Companionship: Provide friendly conversation and emotional support
* Encourage hobbies, activities, and social engagement
* Accompany clients to appointments or social outings
* Home Help: Light housekeeping (cleaning, vacuuming, laundry, changing bedding)
* Organising cupboards and checking food expiry dates
* Grocery shopping and preparing nutritious meals
* Assisting with pet care
* Personal Care: Support with bathing, dressing, and grooming
* Assist with continence care
* Help with morning and evening routines
* Provide compassionate care for clients with Dementia or Alzheimer’s
Qualifications
* Friendly, caring personality with strong communication skills
* Ability to build trusting relationships with clients and families
* Respect for people from diverse backgrounds
* Reliable, organised, and punctual
* Good hygiene and professional appearance
* Willingness to obtain an Enhanced DBS check
* Access to reliable transport (and Class 1 business insurance if using your own car)
Pay & Benefits
* £13 per hour
* Enhanced pay on bank holidays
* Free Blue Light Card (discounts at hundreds of retailers)
* Referral bonus scheme
* 24/7 Health Assured helpline support
* Mileage allowance
* Career progression opportunities
* Level 2 & Level 3 NVQ training
Additional Information
Home Instead welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment. This role requires an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Please note: We are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.
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