Weekend Home Carer

2 weeks ago

Bedford, United Kingdom Home Instead Full time

Company Description

Home Instead has won multiple awards over the years and have built an excellent reputation in the local area for truly first-class care. This home care service with the personal touch is different to any other care organisation in the area, providing a minimum of 1-hour home visits to a predominantly private client base, but the focus being on companionship and loneliness prevention.

**Job Description**:
**Weekend Home Carer & Companion in Bedford**

**Looking for Weekend Jobs in Bedford? Earn £11.00- £12.00 Per Hour as a Home Carer and Companion**

If you're looking to get into a new career or change jobs, becoming a home carer & companion could open some exciting and rewarding opportunities for you.

**Home Carer Job Description**:
Start a rewarding career that makes a difference in people’s lives. Our home carers support clients with a variety of daily tasks, some of which may include:

- Accompanying clients to appointments and social events.
- Prepare healthy meals and snacks.
- Pick up a prescription, go shopping for essentials, and do other errands.
- Carry out light housework, laundry, or ironing.
- Provide medication reminders.
- Assist clients getting out of bed in the morning or into bed at the end of their day.
- Running a bath or shower and being close by in case they need assistance.
- Assisting with dressing & undressing and personal care when required.
- Above all, be the person who shows friendliness, warmth, and empathy.

**What we are looking for**:

- People with a full UK driving license. We would like you to have your own reliable transportation to visit our clients and be willing to travel across our local areas.
- An excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable.
- Compassionate and kind individuals.
- People who always treat clients with dignity and respect.
- A good listener, be able to communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a polite and friendly manner.

**Home Instead Bedford Will Provide You With**:

- Ongoing support - we want to make sure you get the most out of your career. Our team will help you along the way. We’ll always be there for any advice or guidance you need.
- Mileage & travel allowance - Get paid towards the miles you cover traveling to and from clients.
- Enhanced rate on bank holidays - Earn extra over bank holidays
- Genuine Career Development & Progression Opportunities - We support all of our team along their career path and help people progress to where they want to be.
- Refer a friend scheme - Get additional bonuses and rewards when you refer a friend to work with us
- Industry-Leading Training - It’s not just our care that is award-winning, we have one of the best training programs in the industry.
- Full PPE Protection - We ensure both our care professionals and clients are protected and safe at all times.
- Care Certification - Once you have completed your training, you will be awarded with your care certification.

Once you’ve completed your training, you’ll be carefully matched to your clients and asked to visit them in their own homes. Your role is to help them feel as comfortable as possible, support them with anything from shopping and cooking meals, to personal hygiene assistance, companionship and social company.

It’s really important to be able to build up trust with the client you’re visiting so that they feel comfortable opening up and discussing any issues or needs with you. We treat our clients and care professionals with dignity, respect, kindness, and compassion.

Ready to start your journey with Home Instead?

**Qualifications**:
You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a care professional. You will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.

Additional Information

As a care professional you will receive industry-leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support from an employer which puts trust, dignity and compassion at the forefront of our care. You will have job satisfaction and the comfort of knowing that:

- You will feel part of a team and meet other like-minded Care Assistants
- You will be valued by your clients and appreciated by your employer
- You will be working for an Award-Winning Home Care Group
- You will be trained, and subsequently supported in our tailored 12 Week Support Plan so we know that you settle in and enjoy working for us.
- You will be assigned a mentor so you know you will always have someone experienced, and happy to help you, if ever you need it

Please click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact us on 01234 868820.

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