Job Description
A fifth of retired people are disappointed by retirement and mention not being able to afford things, being less physically active, and feeling undervalued as the main reasons. At Home Instead Colchester, we have a range of previously retired Care Professionals who enjoy their responsibilities and flexible working hours.
We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our team inColchesteras a Care Professional. As a Care Professional you will provide a variety of non-medical services to help them keep independent in their own home.
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. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience. You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy, and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.
Qualifications
No qualifications required, full training is provided to achieve the care certificate. 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. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience. You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy, and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.
Additional Information
As a Care Professional, you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay, pension contributions, paid travel and waiting time, a blue light card that offers major retailer discounts, £200 bonus for successful care professional referrals, high street discount vouchers through the Home Instead app, and excellent support.
If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you.