Job Description
A Care Assistant with Home Instead is someone who has a kind and compassionate heart, and wants to make a true difference to the quality of life for others. Our Care Assistants provide support that is completely personalised to the individual based on a close bond being formed through shared experiences and interests. At Home Instead, we believe support should go beyond just providing high quality care. Each visit is a minimum of 1 hour in duration, enabling a person centred, companionship led approach.
The role of a Care Assistant is based around the following:
1. Providing personal care
2. Being a friendly companion to our clients
3. Supporting mobility
4. Prompting medication
5. Assisting with daily living
6. Home help tasks
7. Preparing meals and monitoring clients diets
8. Assisting to appointments
9. Ensuring that clients can remain independent in their own homes
As a Care Assistant with Home Instead Aylesbury Vale and North East Oxfordshire you will benefit from guaranteed contracted hours, built around your availability. Continuity of care is important to us. Your schedule reflects this, flexibly tailored to your availability, you will have the opportunity to visit a regular group of familiar clients.
Qualifications
You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Assistant, just a passion for making a positive difference to others.
It is beneficial to hold a valid driver’s license and have access to your own vehicle.
Additional Information
What is in it for you?
10. Competitive rates of pay
11. In-depth training and onboarding partnered with ongoing mentoring and support
12. Company pension scheme
13. Free Enhanced DBS Certificate
14. Paid mileage while travelling on company duty
15. Employee Wellness Health Assured Benefit Program
16. Enhanced Bank Holiday pay rates
17. Opportunity to earn a NVQ/RQF qualification
18. Travel time between clients with flexibility depending on the distance of travel
Ready to start your rewarding Home Instead career? Click 'Apply'.
If you would like to find out any further details, please contact Matt on 01296 410029
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.