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Location:
Ilkeston, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
Job Reference:
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48
Posted:
22.06.2025
Expiry Date:
06.08.2025
Job Description:
Job Description
* Offer companionship and conversation
* Monitor diet and eating
* Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies and crafts)
* Arrange and provide reminders for appointments, activities and outings
* Help with travel arrangements
* Organise mail and write letters
* Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
* Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)
* Provide medication reminders
* Help with bathing, dressing and grooming
* Help with continence care
* Assist to eat and drink
* Provide Dementia / Alzheimer care
* Provide respite / convalescence care
* Assist with morning/wake up and or evening/tuck in
* Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.)
* Organise and tidy cupboards and check food expiry dates
* Plan prepare and tidy away meals
* Answer the door
* Assist with pet care
* Help with shopping and oversee home deliveries
Qualifications
* Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
* Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
* Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner
* Willingness to work and communicate professionally with Home Instead office teams and other social and health care professionals
* Respect for people with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own and who may have a range of medical conditions. Commitment to non-discriminatory care practice
* Willing to seek guidance when needed and follow instructions
* Excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable
* Ability to adapt to change quickly and make common sense decisions at short notice
* Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance
* Good level of stamina and fitness to meet the physical demands of the job
* This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body
* Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes)
Additional Information
WE OFFER
* £12.35 per hour
* Paid mileage and travel time
* Paid MOT - Up to the value of £50 * after six months of employment*
* Paid DBS
* On-going training
* Refer a friend scheme
* EAP - Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to the Blue Light Card (Discount scheme)
WE ASK
* A full UK driving licence with access to your own car for work purposes
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