Care Assistant

Job summary

At Home Instead, we aspire to offer consistency and reliability to our Clients and Care Professionals by carefully matching them, based on mutual interests, history, background, personality, and hobbies, to help build bonds of trust and enable them to provide personalised support and continuity of care.  

We are proud recruiters of warm, compassionate, naturally caring individuals in Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham, and Southwick for more than 10 years, and our company culture revolves around the well-being and happiness of our Care Pros.

Job Description
2 million people in England over the age of 75 live alone, with 500,000 going at least 5 or 6 days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all. If you are someone who cares and is willing to do something about it, this role is perfect for you!

As a part-time Care Pro, you will be visiting older people in their own homes for an hour at a time to offer reliable and consistent companionship, meal preparation, cleaning and personal care. 

You receive full training, shadowing, support, and mentorship from a great team of experienced people throughout your whole journey with us. Experience is not necessary for this role, but a naturally social personality, willingness to learn, flexible attitude and genuine care and compassion towards older people is required.

A driving license and a car are preferred, as a certain degree of travel will be necessary to carry out the visits  (paid mileage + travel time).

Some evening or weekend availability is preferred.

Benefits:

• Introductions to clients
• Enhanced rates of pay for evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays
• Free award-winning, nationally accredited Care Certificate Induction
• Home Instead Benefits
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• Minimum 1-hour visits
• Consistent clients and long-term relationships
• Mileage up to 45p per mile
• Paid travel and wait time
• Up to £100 Referral Bonus
• Yearly PEAQ to have your say!
• Part-time work around your existing commitments
• Paid Annual Leave
• Company Pension
• Employee Assistance Program
• Friendly, supportive office team
• Great company culture
• Care Pro meetings and social events

Additional Information

Please note that we are not offering sponsorship at this time.
If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.