Care Assistant - 7am-2.30pm AND/OR 2.30pm-10pm and Alternate Weekends

Home Instead Senior Care; Livingston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

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THIS ROLE IS UK BASED AND THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK WILL NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED AS PART OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

Are you looking for a role where every day is different, where you can see the positive impact you have every day? Become a Care Assistant with Home Instead!

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. We are the highest-rated home care provider in West Lothian, and have been accredited as a 5-star employer.

Here's what our staff had to say about us in their most recent satisfaction survey:

• 100% said that they felt proud to work for Home Instead
• 100% said they would recommend Home Instead as a great place to work
• 100% said they felt well prepared for their first client visit following their initial training

Our Care Professionals are the heart and soul of Home Instead. They go above and beyond for our clients, which is why we're so proud of them. With minimum visit times of one hour, our Care Professionals have time to chat and build strong bonds of trust with our clients.

Job Description

Home Instead Livingston covers West Lothian and the surrounding areas, including Bathgate, Broxburn, Linlithgow, Bo'Ness, Winchburgh, Kirkliston and Balerno.

We are looking for Care Professionals who can work 4 days a week 7am-2.30pm AND/OR 2.30pm - 10pm - MUST work at least 1 evening a week and alternate weekends.

Benefits:

• Great rates of pay - from £13.60 per hour, plus time and a half on bank holidays
• Minimum 1 hour calls – giving you the time to care.
• Full-time, part-time and guaranteed hours contracts available
• We have various shifts available - mornings & lunchtimes, with one evening per week AND/OR afternoons & evenings; both shifts will be required to work alternate weekends.
• Training - full induction programme where we provide award winning training, plus other opportunities to develop your career.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Employee referral bonus programme
• Mileage and paid travel time - we pay you for the time it takes you to get between your client's visits
• Employee assistance programme - access to counselling and other benefits to help with the everyday
• Exclusive discounts scheme – supermarkets, high street stores and more.

Responsibilities:

Being a Care Professional is an essential role supporting older people to live well at home. With the support of our team and industry leading training, you can feel fully equipped to deliver the high-quality care Home Instead has become known for.

Here’s what you could be doing:

• Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit
• Help with everyday tasks from cooking a meal to light housework
• Helping your client access their community by accompanying them to the shops or appointments
• Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing, and grooming to keep them healthy and independent

Qualifications

We are looking for kind and compassionate people like you to join our Home Instead team. Whether you have direct experience in care, personally or professionally, or are just starting out – we offer industry leading training to all of our Care Professionals to help you help others.

Our only requirements are:

• A caring nature, and the desire to make a positive impact on others
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable to our clients' needs
• Aged 18 or older
• A driving license & access to a reliable vehicle (as you may be required to take clients out and about)

Additional Information

If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Click “Apply” today or call us on 01506 346046 to learn more.

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 a Disclosure Scotland/PVG scheme check.

THIS ROLE IS UK BASED AND THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK WILL NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED AS PART OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.