Care Professional

About the job Care Professional  Salary: £11.00 per hour Contract: Various Hours: Various Company Description  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 care professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support. Home instead York is a family-owned business providing the standard of care and support to older people that you would want for your own family. Job Description  We’re looking for people with the personality and passion to build great  relationships with our clients. Our clients trust us. They will rely on you to listen carefully to what they need, take an interest in them, and deliver excellent care. If you enjoy interacting with older individuals and want to pursue an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of older people, caregiving might be the career for you. The central and most important part of a care professional role with home instead is offering companionship and conversation. Each of our care professional’s is matched to a client based on mutual interests and hobbies to encourage a strong relationship to develop. We believe you need this understanding and bond to be able to care for someone as if they were a member of your own family. Indeed, many of our care professionals do not have formal experience of working as a carer before they join our team but have looked after a family member and want to make a difference to an older person’s life by using the experience they have gained.  Our service is companionship led and so a considerable responsibility of a care professional is to stimulate and encourage the client through a range of different activities that sustain or improve their quality of life. A care professional’s responsibilities can also include accompanying clients to appointments and social events, light housekeeping, planning and preparing meals and helping with daily living routines including assisting with personal care. We are looking for friendly, kind, compassionate people who like to spend time with older people and build a friendly but professional relationship. Qualifications You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a care professional, 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. Additional Information  • Award winning training • Excellent rates of pay - £11.00 per hour, double on bank holidays • Travel allowance for any driving between clients plus mileage • Full learning, development & support  • Personalised working patterns including alternate weekends Home Instead are committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply. * It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act ) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.* *We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk* If you feel this is the role for you, please contact Paula today on or email for further information.  PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in being considered for more than one of our vacancies, you will only need submit ONE application. You can state in the ‘Supporting Evidence’ section of your application the other roles you would like to be considered for, but any suitable roles will be discussed with you. Together we can Make Care Matter.  #MakeCareMatter #EverydayisDifferent #WorkinCare Your data is being collected for the purpose of recruitment. For more information about how the Council uses your personal data for this purpose please see our privacy notice here: .