Care Assistants

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 paid training, and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. 

The Welwyn & Hatfield office are now looking to recruit people who live in Borehamwood, Hatfield, Potter's Bar and Welwyn areas, and who are looking to ultimately make a career working within the Adult Care Sector- this is your chance to join the fastest growing service industry in the UK, and the leading provider of care to the elderly.

We are now seeking people to work with our elderly clients and can negotiate with you your availability - tell us what suits you, and let us work our magic (within reason).

We are also very happy to speak to people looking for a couple of hours work each day, including weekend's - so if you are retired, bored, in need of extra income, looking for new friends, or keen to give something back, then give us a call. 

We do require all staff work their agreed hours on alternate weekends - essential.

You must be passionate about what you do, with your own car - essential because we travel between clients and 'drive them to appointments' on a daily basis. You must also have a full British Driving Licence.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK and this will be established later during any recruitment process. We are currently NOT licenced to sponsor people and are unable to use people currently sponsored by other companies.

Home Instead Welwyn & Hatfield believe that a highly successful career can be made in the Adult Care Sector. After all, it is the fastest growing service industry globally with opportunities in every sector including high level management roles.

We believe the best way to start a career is to learn the business from the bottom up, so even if you can only manage a few hours a week, we will encourage you, train you, and give you every opportunity to progress your career in the way that suits you best.

Home Instead provides the full range of Adult Care Services to our clients including personal care, home help services and companionship care and take pride in having provided over a 'million' hours of care to people in their own homes last year.

If you have a genuine interest in giving the older people within your local community the care they deserve and would like to hear more then please contact me for a chat.

You will be rewarded with:

* A working day that suits your availability.

* Rates of £12.00per hour (average with benefits £14.00 per hour).

* Evening and weekends, higher pay rates.

* Mileage allowance of £0.30/per mile to £0.45/per mile.

* Paid travel time between clients (some restrictions apply).

* Minimum 1-hour visits.

* All time spent in training is paid at your standard rate.

* Holiday Pay & Pension.

* Working within your own community.

If you wish to hear more then please contact me Patricia Eagling, Recruitment at:

[email protected]

All first time applications acknowledged and contacted.

Valid UK driving licence and own car - Essential.

Currently living locally to our office.

Available to work alternate weekends.

Right to Work in the UK.

We are also interested in Live-In care professionals and as a Live In Care Professional, you will be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay and access to a TV and WiFi.  In addition, we offer comprehensive training and support and high rates of pay.

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 contact us on

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 REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO LIVE IN THE UK AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK, this will need to be established as part of the recruitment process.