Weekend Care Assistant

**Role**: Home Instead Carer

**Availability Required**: 8am - 2pm **or** 4pm -9pm (Sat & Sun)

**Wage**: £12.25 (As of April 1st)

**Location**: Swansea

**Requirements**: Drivers (with car & licence)

Home Instead Swansea have been your local choice for award-winning home care since 2012, and since then, have earnt numerous accolades including ‘Top 20 Homecare Provider’, ‘5-Star Employer’ and an ‘Outstanding’ rating from CIW, to name just a few.

Our approach to care is different. We don’t just provide the basic ‘needs’ of our clients, we go the extra mile to ensure that they are able to live their best lives as they grown old. This means you can enjoy a job like no other, a job with variety and excitement. One day you may be going out for lunch or walking in the park with your clients. The next, you may be assisting them to hospital or cooking their dinner. If you like a job where everyday is different, you have come to the right place

In addition to this, we appreciate the value on continuity, both for our clients and for you. We carefully match you to your clients, based on your hobbies, interests and personality, and we keep you with them. This way you get chance to build genuine bonds and trust, making every call more enjoyable.

Our holistic service provides all-kinds of assistance that allows our clients to stay safe and happy at home. **Your calls may include**:

- **Companionship Care** - Assisting your clients to access their community
- **Personal Care** - Helping clients remain comfortable and dignified
- **Health Monitoring** - Reporting any changes in daily client logs
- **Medication Management** - Prompting or reminding clients to take prescribed medication
- **Mobility Assistance** - Supporting your clients to remain independent
- **Emotional Support** - Being there for your clients when they need you
- **Meal Preparation** - Promoting a healthy and balanced diet
- **Respite Care** - Allowing family carers invaluable time to themselves
- **Dementia Care** - Providing specialist Dementia care following full training

As voted for by our team, you can relax in knowing that when working for us you will have the pleasure of working for a 5-Star Employer, **with benefits including**:

- **Paid Travel Time & Mileage** - Between your calls
- **Regular Clients & Longer Calls** - No need to rush, enjoy quality time making lasting bonds
- **Recognition & Rewards** - Feel valued with weekly, monthly, and annual recognition awards
- **Referral Bonuses** - Receive bonuses when you refer support workers & clients
- **Guaranteed Income Contracts** - On the completion of probation period (T&C’s)
- **24/7 Office Support** - You’re never alone with our around-the-clock support hotline
- **Employee Assistance Programme** - Free access to counselling & other support
- **Discount Scheme** - Including Home Instead Discount Scheme & Blue Light Card
- **Professional Development** - On-going Training & Career Progression Opportunities
- **City & Guild Accredited Training** - Paid for by us

Thanks to our comprehensive training programme, we don’t require any previous care experience, and therefore look forward to welcoming applicants from all industries, including; retail, hospitality, education, social services, cleaning, military, administrators, customer service, beauty industries, and so may more

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.00-£22.50 per hour

Expected hours: 6 - 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus

Application question(s):

- Are you over 18?
- Please tell us why you are interested in a job with us?
- Which area of Neath/Swansea/Llaneli do you live in?

Licence/Certification:

- full driving licence with unrestricted access/use of a car (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road