Weekend Care Assistant - Flexible Or Fixed Hours to FIT AROUND YOUR LIFESTYLE

  • Part-time
  • Date Advert Closes: 01 January 2022

Company Description

Award winning care at home, supporting people living in Sale, Altrincham and Wythenshawe.

At Home Instead (Altrincham, Sale & Wythenshawe) our Care Assistants  (CAREGivers)  provide high quality companionship-led home care to our local clients every weekend, ensuring they continue to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.

Our call times are 1hour plus allowing you the time to make a difference. Supported by an office team dedicated to you and our clients needs.

Responsibilities may include

  • Provide companionship-based support and care
  • Breakfast or Evening meal preparation
  • Supporting with medication.
  • Carrying out general tasks like housework and laundry
  • Helping with personal care like washing, toileting and supporting them to get ready for bed.
  • Keep records of each visit on the App and benefit from regular communication with line manager and office staff
  • Adhere to our COVID guideline to protect yourself and your community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Job Description

Top up your income or find a new role to FIT AROUND YOUR LIFESTYLE with a rewarding weekend position with Home Instead (Sale and Altrincham). As a Weekend Care Assistant you will work every Saturday and Sunday. We offer Fixed Hours contract (shifts). Calls start at 8am and/ or 5.15pm with a fixed duration of 3.5hrs – 5 hrs day, either mornings or evenings or both to suit you!!

*Driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential*

What we offer our Weekend Care Assistant (CAREGivers) 

  • Minimum 1 hour call times so you have the time to care
  • Competitive hourly rate £10.70- £11.60 per hour
  • A range of hours, Flexible or Fixed,  to suit all lifestyles with Option for extra hours
  • The stability of a regular client(s) to build a lasting relationship
  • You will only cover our local territory which takes in Altrincham, Sale and Wythenshawe
  • Paid mileage
  • £250 refer a friend bonus
  • Reward schemes & enhanced employee support line
  • Supportive management team with an easily accessible local office
  • Excellent training to support your development including full care certificate training
  • Paid annual holiday
  • We welcome applications from all age groups (You do need to be over 18 to work in domiciliary care)

 

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

  • Driver with access to a vehicle
  • Enjoy working as part of a diverse team of all ages from a wide variety of backgrounds.
  • Work the same pattern every saturday and Sunday 
  • Smart phone to access our CAREGiver app to log daily activities and report any changes in your client
  • Qualifications are nice to have but not essential as full training is provided

What qualities we look for

  • Passionate about helping the elderly in our community to make a genuine difference.
  • Full training and support provided
  • DBS update service or we will apply Enhanced DBS
  • Kind and compassionate nature
  • Reliability is key to ensuring ongoing, continuity of care with our clients

Additional Information

If you have a passion for caring and are looking for weekend work we would LOVE to hear from you! 

Please contact Sian on 07494  476 005  or Lucy on: 07841582372

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. 

The role of Care Assistant is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure and successful references

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