Why just work when You Can Care?

Full time CAREGiver/Care Assistant 

**Driver CARE ASSISTANTS - **£100 Sign Up Bonus Paid for Full time positions- t/c applies**

'Rochester, Strood, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, Higham & Shorne areas'

**Full driving licence with access to a vehicle essential in order to support our clients to the fullest and must be available to work alternate weekends **

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 training, and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our CAREGivers to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable us to provide personalised support.  

You don’t even require experience as we will support you with all the training you’ll need!!! 

As a Home Care Assistant, we will offer you:

• Award-winning, industry-leading training and competitive rates of pay
• Excellent wages of £11.30 to £12 per hour, double pay for bank holiday
• Paid Mileage
• Paid Holiday
• Mileage and travel time
• Part time hours or guaranteed hours contracts - from 10, 16+ hours part time to 36 hours guaranteed available.
• Refer a friend bonus – earn when you refer a friend
• 100’s of online & in-store discounts to be used and enjoyed.
• Paid Face to Face training + Online Learning and Development programme.
• Paid meet & greet and shadow calls (prior to providing care)
• No uniforms
• DBS fully refunded
• 20 days holiday a year plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Matching you to clients based on similar interests and hobbies to help you and your client enjoy your time together.
• Minimum visits of one hour so there is plenty of time to complete tasks and get to know your client.
• A variety of shifts available.
• Blue Light discount card and Exclusive discount scheme
• Pension scheme
• 24/7 Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (professional advice, practical information, resources and counselling)
• Fully funded NVQ 2,3,4 & 5

Duties will include:

Home Help & Light Housekeeping. Help Clients Maintain Their Independence by Assisting Them With Household Chores

Personal Care. Help Your Client Get With Mobility or to Get Ready to Start or Finish Their Day, Assistance with Bathing, etc.

Companionship. Keep Your Client Company or Take Trips Around The Local Area That You Will Both Enjoy.

Other Support. From Medication Reminders, Help with Shopping and Other Support

As a CAREGiver at Home Instead Medway, you will travel to the house of the clients and provide a range of care services to enable them to continue to live independently in their own homes. At Home Instead, we provide non-medical services (personal care, house-help and companionship services) and are looking for someone with flexible working hours to join our team. We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients. This could be assisting them with:

1. Morning routines when they get up 
2. Evening routines before they go to bed
3. Helping the clients with jobs around the home, 
4. Cooking them meals, 
5. Going shopping or to appointments, 
6. Taking the client to day care centres or the church 
7. and encouraging interests and hobbies
8. or just providing them with a company!

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a CAREGiver. 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.

As a CAREGiver, you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay 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. Please click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact us on [email protected]

Terms and conditions - £100 for working over 40hours a week including evenings and alternate weekends, half of the Joining Bonus are paid at end of month 3 and then month 6 after joining, must be a driver with access to their own car. The joining bonus will be recoverable if you leave our company before 6months. This offer is valid for applications received by 15th October 2023