Health Care Assistant | Home Instead Southend

Join us here at Home Instead Southend in our mission to enhance the lives of local people. We proudly support individuals with independent living to ensure they can remain happy, safe and well in their own home.

We pride ourselves in delivering high quality, relationship led care and we are passionate about making a true difference.

“My Care Professionals, feel like family” – Client Feedback

Role: Care Professional

Pay: £11.00 -12.50 Per Hour

Working Hours: 7am-2pm / 4pm-10pm

Working Days: Tuesday- Saturday / Sunday – Thursday

• We have a variety of work patterns available to suit your desired working hours, pop us a call today, we will accommodate you if we can.

Our Care Professionals are at the centre of our mission to enhance the lives of local people and transforming community care by delivering this “The Home Instead Way”.

We are seeking kind and caring individuals, who have a real desire to care for others.

Responsibilities

Companionship Care

• Offering companionship & conversation
• Assist with appointments.
• Help with reading.
• Participate in interests & Hobbies.
• Monitor diet & eating.
• Accompany to lunch or dinner.
• Attend plays, concerts, or clubs.

Home Help

• Light housekeeping
• Dusting & vacuuming
• Washing & Ironing
• Making beds & change bed linen.
• Help with general shopping.
• Meal preparation
• Oversee home deliveries.
• Assist with pet care.
• Collect prescriptions

Personal Care

• Help with bathing/washing.
• Assist with dressing.
• Help with incontinence care.
• Assist with eating.
• Provide medication reminders.
• Assist with morning/wake up routines.
• Assist with evening & bedtime routines

• You do not need any experience or qualifications to become a Care Professional. However, experience in supporting an older person in a professional or personal capacity is ideal.
• You will need to be reliable, trustworthy, compassionate and have a passion for supporting others.
• Available to work weekends to provide continuity of care. (We have three work patterns available to ensure you have the best work and home life balance)

Why work for us?

• Excellent pay rates - from £11.00 per hour to £12.50 plus double pay on Bank Holidays.
• Hours building through a schedule that suits you!
• Minimum 1-hour Visits – so you have the time needed with your clients.
• £100 Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Travel Time & Mileage
• Award Winning Training and ongoing support, with genuine career development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme - available 24/7
• Flexible working week inclusive of every other weekend- For the continuity of care for our clients.
• Exclusive discounts scheme – at supermarkets, utility providers and more.
• A warm and friendly company that provides you with all the support you need to become a confident and comfortable Care Professional.
• WPA Health Care Benefits Scheme

If this is something you would be interested in, apply today, we would love to hear from you!

Or if you know someone who would make a fantastic Care Professional, refer them today and receive £100, providing your referral completes 25 hours of care with us.

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Call us to find out more: 01702 787233.

THIS ROLE REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE UK AND HAS THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK. We are not sponsoring VISA applications at this time.

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