Home Instead is an award-winning care provider that is changing the way individuals are cared for in their own homes. Our emphasis is giving time, building relationships, and delivering care that improves a person's quality of life.

Whether you are looking for a reliable long-term career or just want to offer a few hours a week to improve someone's life, there are opportunities here for you.

“I love my job as a Care Professional and think you will too”.

As a Care Professional we receive:  

• Excellent pay rates - from £11.00 per hour to £12.50 plus double pay on Bank Holidays.
• Hours building through a schedule that suits you!
• Minimum 1-hour Visits – so you have the time needed with your clients.
• £100 Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Mileage - 45p per mile.
• Award Winning Training and ongoing support, with genuine career development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme - available 24/7
• Great Work Patterns inclusive of every other weekend- For the continuity of care for our clients.
• Exclusive discounts scheme – at supermarkets, utility providers and more.
• A warm and friendly company that provides you with all the support you need to become a confident and comfortable Care Professional.
• WPA Health Care Benefits Scheme
• No Uniform (It’s friendlier that way)

Our role includes:

• Visiting people in the community for a minimum of 1 hour to support with a variety of needs including Personal care, Home Help and most importantly Companionship.
• Communicating with families and outside professionals.
• Implementing creative ideas to encourage a better quality of life. 
• Participating in team meetings to support each other in our roles.

Companionship Care includes offering conversation, going out in the community, participating in hobbies and interests.

Home Help is helping with daily tasks such as meal preparation, general shopping and light housekeeping.

Personal Care assistance with our clients who require a little more support with evening routines such as showering and dressing, providing medication reminders and help with toileting.

• You do not need any experience or qualifications to become a Care Professional. However, experience in supporting an older person in a professional or personal capacity is ideal.
• You will need to be reliable, trustworthy, compassionate and have a passion for supporting others.
• Available to work weekends to provide continuity of care. ( We have three work patterns available to ensure you have the best work and home life balance)

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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 01702 787236.

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 is UK based and the right to work in the UK will need to be established as part of the recruitment process. Offers of employment will be conditional on the right to work in the UK.