Company Description
Home Instead is the world's leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning paid training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide.
The Welwyn & Hatfield office are now looking to recruit people who live in Welwyn, Hatfield, Potter's Bar and Borehamwood areas, and who are looking to ultimately make a career working within the Adult Care Sector - this is your chance to join the fastest growing service industry in the UK.
You must be passionate about what you do, with your own car - essential because we travel between clients and 'drive them to appointments' on a daily basis. You must also have a full British Driving Licence to enable you to apply for the compulsory class of insurance necessary.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK and this will be established later during any recruitment process. We are currently NOT licenced to sponsor people and are unable to use people currently sponsored by other companies.
Job Description
We are now seeking care professionals and support workers who have a strong desire to work with our elderly clients in their own homes. Providing our clients with assistance to live safely, independently, and happily, and to enable them to live at home for as long as possible.
Common sense, reliability and compassion are the primary qualities we are seeking, and if you have these in abundance, we will offer you extensive award winning training to ensure you become the best of the best.
We will consider any availability times as long as they are regular and consistent and you must be able to work the agreed hours on a Saturday & Sunday, on alternate weekends. Your own car is essential.
The care we provides include:
* Companionship services, befriending and listening skills are essential.
* Home Help services, light housework, meal preparation, shopping.
* Personal Care services, including washing and dressing.
Primary Responsibilities include:
* Reflecting the core values of Home Instead.
* Contributing to clients positive living environment.
* Documenting and reporting any changes in a clients needs.
* Maintaining regular contact with line managers and office staff.
Benefits will include:
* Basic hourly rates depending on time worked are £12.00, £12.50, £13.00 per hour.
* Double time for hours worked on a bank holiday £24.00 per hour.
* All time spent training is paid at £12.00 per hour.
* Rates uplifted if academically qualified.
* £0.30p per mile travel, when escorting client rises to £0.45 per mile.
* Travel time also paid subject to some conditions.
* Pension and holidays are paid.
* Visits of 1 - hour minimum.
* Plus lots more.
We offer competitive and truthful hourly rates, career development, job security, flexibility and a very nice place to work.
For further information call Patricia Eagling, Recruitment Manager on
Email: [email protected]
Qualifications
We will consider applications from people with any level of expertise from trainee through to fully experienced care professionals. We provide Award Winning Training to every person we employ, so whatever your current knowledge and skills you must be prepared to undergo our training process.
You will be required to provide Two Professional References from current and previous employers, undergo an Advanced Adult DBS check and have a full British driving licence, with the Right to Work in the UK.
Additional Information
We are also interested in Live-In care professionals and as a Live In Care Professional, you will be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay and access to a TV and WiFi. In addition, we offer comprehensive training and support and high rates of pay.
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. Please contact us on
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. This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.
THIS ROLE REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO LIVE IN THE UK AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK, this will need to be established as part of the recruitment process.