Care Assistant

Company Description
**Are you looking for a job that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling? Join Home Instead giving **outstanding** care, supporting locals to live happily & healthily in their own homes.**

**_ 96% of our Care Professionals are proud to work for Home Instead and you could be too_**

**Highly rewarding on every level with r**egular clients & hours at a times that work for you. Feel good about your work and what you do. Make a **difference**

**Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of care and companionship services.**

Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede & West Spelthorne provides outstanding quality home care to enable our clients to remain independent, living in their own homes where they are happiest. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rate our care Outstanding (the highest possible rating) and recognise Home Instead nationally as the best elderly care provider.

Our award winning, outstanding care comes down to our team of carefully selected, expertly trained & experienced Care Professionals, all with care in their heart.

**Job Description**:
Benefits of becoming a Care Assistant / Care Professional with Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede & West Spelthorne;
- ** Great rates of pay** from £12-£14, plus double pay on bank holidays.
- ** Minimum of 1-hour visits** to clients giving you the time to care and get to know your clients, and no uniform as we believe it’s more friendly that way.
- Paid annual leave.
- ** Paid mileage** between calls** after the first 10 miles (.30p/mile)
- Award winning, accredited training and development as standard - time and qualification paid for by Home Instead.
- Regular support visits, team meetings and client What’s App groups.
- ** Employee referral bonus programme - **for any successful referrals from employees we offer £100 after their first call and a further £200 after 6 months.
- ** Employee assistance programme**:

- access to counselling and other benefits to help with the everyday
- ** Exclusive discounts scheme with the Blue Light Card**- supermarkets, high street stores, leisure activities and more.
- DBS fee refunded on first day.
- Free PPE and Lateral Flow Testing Plus the fun stuff - lots of little treats for special occasions, and team socials; coffee mornings, evening socials, and a variety of activities.

**EVENINGS **- From 17:00 to 22:00 Monday to Friday - £12 per hour

Saturday and Sundays are paid at the enhanced rate of £14 per hour all day

Bank Holidays - Double hourly rate

(Minimum of 10 hours per week is required)

We’re looking for Care Professionals to visit our local clients in their own homes providing support to live independently. Our high-quality care is rated CQC Outstanding, with upwards of 1-hour visits and your own regular clients with whom you will build a bond. If you’re looking for a profession where you can bring your caring personality to work and change lives, look no further.

**Duties can include**:

- Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing, and grooming to keep them healthy and independent
- Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit
- Help with everyday tasks such as meal preparation and light housework
- Accompanying to appointments, shopping, or attending social/community events
- Assisting your client with their medication

**Qualifications**:
**What we ask for from our Care Professionals**
- You have the right to work in the UK
- You have a full driving licence and access to a fully insured car
- That you have a warm heart and caring nature and love a chat
- You are reliable, responsible and have a passion for making a difference to someone’s day.
- That you live locally or are happy to travel to our clients.
- That you have good communication skills both verbally and written
- Experience in care (personal, dementia or other) is valuable, however full training will be given

Additional Information
**Care Professional Benefits**:

- Minimum 1-hour calls with consistent clients - so you can provide person focused care
- Paid Mileage & Annual Leave
- Training - Fully paid award-winning training and ongoing support,
- Employee referral bonus incentive
- Exclusive discounts scheme - at supermarkets, utility providers and more

Extra hours available should you want them - Just ask our schedulers