Care Assistant

Job title:

Care Assistant

Company

Home Instead Senior Care

Job description

Our values and culture are what makes us different. We truly believe in the ‘Mum Test’ – providing a service that we would want for our own family. Home Instead Wakefield provide bespoke, person centred care and support services to older people in their own homes throughout the Wakefield area. Our Care Professionals are the heart and soul of our service, providing a high level of quality care every single day.Benefits include:– £300 joining bonus T&Cs apply· £13.00 an hour· Contracted hours available· Travel time paid and mileage allowance· Double time paid on bank holidays· Paid induction· Access to Professional Career Pathway· Refer a friend scheme – £300 T&Cs applyJob DescriptionThe Role of a Care ProfessionalCare Professionals support clients in the community to live and remain in their own home. Due to the nature of the role in the community you must be willing to travel around Wakefield and commit to working a combination of the following shift times 7am to 2.30pm and 3.45pm – 9.45pm including alternative weekends and bank holidays.Part-time hours are approximately between 15 and 30 hours per week on average.You will support clients with:

• Personal care tasks
• Medication
• Meal preparation
• Light housekeeping
• Shopping
• General companionship and wellbeing
• Taking clients to medical appointments

QualificationsRequirements:· Ability to work as part of a team or independentlyAccess to your own transport with Class 1 Business insurance is essential.Additional InformationIf you want to work for a business who make a real difference to someone’s life and be a pivotal part of our team, we would love to hear from you.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.

Expected salary

£13 per hour

Location

Wakefield

Job date

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:34:21 GMT

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