Portchester Home Care Assistant - Guaranteed Hours

Job summary

*Amount of contracted hours will be dependent on level of experience and availability provided

At Home Instead Fareham & Gosport we believe the care we provide should be 100% person centred. That's why we match our Clients and Care Assistants based on mutual interests, hobbies and personality type, this helps to build strong, trusting relationships and provides clients with consistency and continuity within their care.

We are looking for Care Assistants on a Part-Time or Full-Time basis in Portchester and surrounding areas, with all your calls being within a 15 minutes’ drive of each other we ensure you spend less time on the road and more time with your clients.

At Home Instead Fareham & Gosport, we offer the following benefits for our Care Professionals:

• Enhanced Bank Holiday Pay Rate
• Company Pension Scheme
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Employee Wellness Health Assured Benefit Program
• Award Winning, Comprehensive Induction & Ongoing Professional Development Training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Yearly pay review
• Wellbeing Portal
• BHSF health cashback scheme (after 1 year of service)
• Birthday off (after 1 year of service)
• MOT paid (after 1 year of service)
• Increased holiday allowance after 3 to 5 years of service
• Two weeks visit cancellation policy
• Family discount benefit
• No Uniform

Being a Care Assistant with Home Instead Fareham & Gosport means you need to be kind, caring and compassionate with a drive for caring for others. Your role responsibilities will include:

• Medication assistance
• Home help; assisting clients to have a tidy environment
• Companionship; building connections and assisting clients to engage in activities such as crafts and accessing the community
• Personal care: ensuring clients are maintaining their personal hygiene
• Fluid and Nutrition; helping our clients to establish a well-rounded diet and maintain healthy fluid intake

Requirements:

• No previous experience required; thorough in-house induction assessment and ongoing training will be provided.
• Strong written and spoken English skills.
• Availability of reliable transportation for home visits, outings, grocery shopping, and errands.
• Exceptional organisational skills and time management abilities.
• Inherent caring and friendly nature, with the ability to build positive relationships with clients and their families.
• Must be a UK resident with a full UK driving license and your own transportation.
• Must be 18+

Please be aware working visas cannot be provided.