Care Assistant

Job summary

Can you brighten the lives of those living in our community giving them a sense of purpose, wellbeing & worth?  If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of peoples lives to join our team in Stourbridge, Hagley and Halesowen. With us, every visit is at least one hour long so you are not rushed and can deliver the sort of care that you would want for your own family, empowering clients to remain independent within their own homes. These visits could involve Companionship, Personal Care and Home Help. As a Care Professional, you will visit the same individuals every week, building relationships with them, you can be the difference that helps them.  We focus on exercise, nutrition and social connection as well as all the normal care services, helping clients not just to live in their own home, but to live well at home. 

We are rated outstanding by CQC, with a 5 star employer award from the independent survey organisation "Workbuzz" and a top 3 employer in the UK award by The Times.  As a Care Professional you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.  We will work closely with you to build your hours and your own unique schedule - anything upwards from 10 hours per week.

Benefits of being a Care Professional for Home Instead 

• Each visit at least an hour long
• £13.60 per hour of care, plus mileage and paid holidays
• Double pay for bank holidays
• “Early Pay” App
• Alternate weekends off
• Industry leading training and learning and development programme
• Full induction programme and mentoring with ongoing training and support
• Opportunities to complete NVQ’s
• 24hr on-call support
• Your own unique schedule with regular clients
• Refer a friend incentive scheme
• Care Professional social events and meetings
• Consistent recognition and appreciation with our “Going the Extra Mile” GEM Awards
• Blue Light Card paid for by company

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.