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Location

Gillingham, Kent | United Kingdom

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Job description

Do you have a BIG heart?!

Morning/Evenings/Weekends Care Assistant

**Full driving licence with access to a vehicle essential in order to support our clients to the fullest and must be available to work alternate weekends **

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 CAREGivers to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support.

You don’t even require experience as we will support you with all the training you’ll need!!!

What you will need is a full driving licence with access to a vehicle in order to support our clients to the fullest. 

 

As a Home Care Assistant, we will offer you:

• Award-winning, industry-leading training and competitive rates of pay
• Excellent wages of £11.30 to £12 per hour, double pay for bank holiday
• Paid Mileage
• Paid Holiday
• Mileage and travel time
• Part time hours or guaranteed hours contracts - from 10, 16+ hours part time to 36 hours guaranteed available.
• Refer a friend bonus – earn when you refer a friend
• 100’s of online & in-store discounts to be used and enjoyed.
• Paid Face to Face training + Online Learning and Development programme.
• Paid meet & greet and shadow calls (prior to providing care)
• No uniforms
• DBS fully refunded
• 20 days holiday a year plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Matching you to clients based on similar interests and hobbies to help you and your client enjoy your time together.
• Minimum visits of one hour so there is plenty of time to complete tasks and get to know your client.
• A variety of shifts available.
• Blue Light discount card and Exclusive discount scheme
• Pension scheme
• 24/7 Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (professional advice, practical information, resources and counselling)
• Fully funded NVQ 2,3,4 & 5

Day to day CAREGiver responsibilities can include:

· Assisting with personal care, helping your client wash and dress.

· Meal preparation and light house work

· Accompanying your client to appointments

· Companionship

Job Description

Due to ongoing demand and growth, we are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our team in  East Gravesend (Shorne, Higham, Cobham & Chalk)  as a CAREGiver. As a CAREGiver, you will provide a variety of non-medical services to help them keep independent in their own home.

You do not need any experience or particular

qualifications

to become a CAREGiver. 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.

• Care visits of one hour or more for you to care without feeling rushed;
• Hourly rate between £11.30 - £12;
• Mileage allowance;
• Pension Scheme;
• Paid annual leave;
• Well-being Benefit Scheme;
• Award Winning Training;
• Opportunities for career development;
• Kind, supportive and welcoming office team who will regularly show their appreciation for your hard work.

Qualifications

Full training provided.

Additional Information

As a CAREGiver, you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.

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 click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact us on 01634557070

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.

 

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