Care Assistant

Job summary

Home Instead Reigate and Tandridge, is seeking compassionate individuals to join our team as Care Professionals. As a Care Professional, you will be responsible for providing companionship, home help, and assisting with washing and dressing, to older people within their homes.

We support clients in the following areas: Reigate, Redhill, Merstham, Bletchingley, Tandridge, Godstone, Oxted, Westerham, Biggin Hill, Caterham, Purley, Coulsdon and the surrounding areas.

We were established in 2010, and have an Outstanding CQC rating.

Part-time and full-time hours are available: am, lunchtime, teatime, evening.

Care Assistant responsibilities: Being a companion is a highly rewarding career, where no two days are the same! With minimum 1 hour care visits and client matching, you have the time to provide high quality, person-focused care.

Duties can include:

Companionship - Ensuring your clients enjoy regular and and meaningful social interaction. This is an extremely important part of your visit.

Home help: Supporting with everyday tasks such as light housework and meal preparation.

Accompanying clients to appointment or taking them shopping.

Personal care - Supporting clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing and grooming to keep them healthy and independent.

Support prompting or administering medication.

Pay: £13.15 - £14.25 per hour for a two-hour visit, £15.00 - £16.10 for a one-hour visit. (Our visits are mostly 2 hours long) Plus travel supplements.

Required:

Availability from 16 hours per week - Every other weekend availability.

Access to a suitable form of transport.

Benefits:

• Be a part of a very supportive and caring team.
• Mostly, we make 2-hour calls, but never less than 1-hour – you have the time needed with your clients.
• The opportunity to be part of an award-winning organization, rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), who are recognised for being an employer of choice in the local area.
• Paid 40p per mile for travel between your clients and 45p per mile when you take your clients into the community. We always try to keep you as close to home as possible.
• City and Guilds Accredited Dementia, Parkinson's, and End of Life Training.
• Personal development plan to support your professional standing through completion of the Care Certificate, QCF courses and opportunities for promotion from Care Assistant to Senior Care Assistant and above.
• Employee referral bonus scheme £200.
• · Employee assistance program.
• Blue Light Card and exclusive discounts scheme – at supermarkets, utility providers and more
• PPE provided

We encourage applications from all. Home Instead is committed to diversity and inclusion and promoting the welfare of those we support and employ, and expects all staff to share these values.

Next Steps:

Once you have expressed your interest, our recruitment team will be in touch for an initial chat to tell you more about the role. If you are successful after your interview we will apply for your DBS and references in good time so we can book you onto our next available training dates.