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Truro
Home Instead
Care assistant
Posted: 30 April
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Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing (Home Care / Support Worker Duties)

1. Providing genuine companionship care through conversation, reassurance, and emotional support. enjoying a cup of tea, and bringing warmth and connection as brighter summer days arrive
2. Supporting with personal care with dignity and respect including washing, dressing, toileting, and grooming, always tailored to each client’s needs. Full training and ongoing support will be provided to ensure you feel confident and comfortable delivering personal care
3. Assisting with daily routines and mobility support in clients’ homes
4. Preparing nourishing meals and supporting hydration needs from light lunches to comforting evening meals that support health and wellbeing
5. Providing medication reminders (full paid training provided) to help clients stay on track with their routines
6. Completing light housekeeping tasks to maintain a safe, comfortable and welcoming home environment
7. Building trusted, long-term relationships, providing reassurance and emotional support with clients as a consistent Care Professional, being a friendly familiar face clients can rely on
8. Minimum 1-hour visits so you have time to deliver quality care, build quality relationships and take your time.

What’s in It for You

9. Guaranteed contract of 10 - 25 hours per week
10. 5.6 weeks of holiday
11. 3% pension contribution
12. Minimum 1-hour calls
13. Mileage paid at 45p per mile
14. Fully paid training
15. Access to specialist training & qualifications
16. Career progression opportunities
17. Employee Assistance Programme—24/7 support for you and your family
18. EarlyPay—access up to 50% of your pay before payday
19. Exclusive discounts scheme—including supermarkets and utility providers
20. Free DBS check
21. Refer a Friend Scheme—help grow our caring community by supporting our recruitment and sharing our open positions, you also get rewarded for this by earning financial gains along the way!

Why This Care Job is Perfect for You

22. Flexible working patterns
23. Guaranteed, consistent hours available (10-25 hours per week)
24. Meaningful work supporting people in your local community
25. Ideal for people seeking work-life balance, returning to work, or flexible jobs in care
26. A supportive team where you are never alone

Why Choose a Career in Home Care?

This is more than a job, it’s a people-focused, community-based care role where your presence genuinely improves lives every day.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For - what matters most is who you are

Previous experience in care or a similar role would be beneficial but is not essential full training and ongoing support will be provided, including the opportunity to complete the Care Certificate.

We also welcome applicants with valuable life experiences, whether from raising a family, supporting loved ones, or working in people-focused roles, as these skills translate beautifully into compassionate care.

27. No previous care experience required – full training provided
28. Life experience highly valued (e.g. caring for family, people-focused work, community roles)
29. Naturally caring, empathetic, patient and reliable, emotionally mature and able to build trust
30. Good communication and listening skills
31. Flexible and willing to support others in a home care setting
32. A full UK driving licence, Business Class 1 Insurance and access to a vehicle (for community visits)
33. Physically able to support mobility and carry out personal care safely
34. Availability to work some evenings, days and alternate weekends

✔ Care Assistant training provided
✔ Care Certificate opportunity included
✔ Support Worker experience beneficial but not essential

Additional Information

A Role That Fits Around Your Life

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference while maintaining balance in your own life, becoming a Care Professional could be the perfect next step this summer.

Join a team where care, respect, and relationships are at the heart of everything we do.

Click on the link or call 01872 303400 and speak to our recruitment team who are ready to answer any questions you may have.

This role requires that the applicant resides in the UK and has the right to work in the UK. We are not sponsoring VISA applications at this time.

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