Care Assistant

  • Part-time
  • Date Advert Closes: Growth Alliance

Company Description

Home Instead is a care provider with a difference.

Recognised as a Top 20 homecare provider in Wales for the last 5 Years.

Home Instead are an Accredited Real Living Wage Employer

With offices in Gresford and Buckley, you'll be supported by our friendly, local teams.  Our visits aren't rushed, giving you the time to get to know and connect with your clients. Continuity of care and building relationships are really important to us and our clients.

Job Description

How do you like your eggs in the morning? We like Boiled or Fried! 

We encourage that you ask questions to give choice to every person, it might be scrambled today and poached tomorrow but variety is the spice of life.

It can be hard to find a rewarding job that is local to you, but at Home Instead we can offer you just that.  Start a career that will not only make a difference to someone else’s life, but to yours too!  We are looking for evening and weekend Care Professionals. 

What would your typical day look like? 

  • Preparing our clients favourite meals and snacks 
  • Providing medication support
  • Giving clients a happy start to the day, this could include supporting with a shower, getting dressed into their favourite outfits and bathroom support. 
  • Helping our clients maintain their home 
  • Company to go shopping or local café for a slice of cake
  • Accompany our clients to appointments and/or social activities.

Above all, your care, support and companionship can make a difference to our clients lives.  

What can we offer for you?

  • Enhanced rates on Bank Holidays 
  • Paid Social Care Wales Registration Renewal
  • A dedicated Home Instead Employee assistance programme
  • Rewarding hard work with recognition gifts
  • Paid DBS scheme 
  • Paid training scheme 
  • A dedicated trainer to support your ongoing professional development with access to both face to face training and online learning "My Learning Cloud"
  • Ongoing support from our experienced Care Professional Coordinator throughout your Home Instead journey. 
  • A paid monthly data allowance 
  • Introductions to all clients to break the ice! - None one will be a stranger. 
  • Our one hour standard calls allow you to properly get to know our clients, with no rushing around to get tasks done
  • We have a non uniform policy to offer a more personalised touch
  • We enjoy regular staff events to be able to get to know each other better and have a good old chin wag! 

 

Qualifications

It is not essential for you to have experience or qualifications to become a Care Professional - it is your qualities that are more important to us.  However if you have previously worked in a care setting or you have personal experience of caring a for a family member this would be useful. 

Training is provided which will equip you with all the skills you need to support your clients and you will also have opportunities to gain recognised care qualifications. 

 

Additional Information

Home Instead Wrexham & Flintshire is an accredited Real Living Wage Employer. 

Our benefits include:

  • £12.00 per hour + holiday pay
  • Paid mileage in addition
  • All Bank Holidays paid double time
  • Pension Scheme
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Exclusive Home Instead discount scheme + eligibility for Blue Light Card
  • Free 24/7 Employee Wellbeing Programme
  • Guaranteed minimum hour contracts available
  • Paid DBS
  • Paid Social Care Wales registration
  • Monthly mobile data allowance

Interested in working for us? Please enter your details or if you would like an informal no obligation chat about any of the vacancies we have then just give us a call, a member of our friendly team will answer any of your questions. 

Wrexham office - 01978 660423

We look forward to hearing from you soon. 

 

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