Home Care Assistant - Swanley, Kent

Home Instead have been changing the face of aging since 1994 and have taken an award-winning approach to providing quality care within the community. The services offered are non-medical care such as companionship, personal care, home help, Light cleaning, meal preparation, local transportation to surgeries or shopping, Medication reminders and prompting. Our carefully vetted and trained CAREGivers are matched to the client's interests so as to provide a foundation for the relationship between them.

If you drive, have a caring hardworking nature, and are looking for a new part/time opportunity, then Home Instead may be the right choice for you!

We take individuals from any background, no previous experience required as you will attend training before you start. You will also shadow an experienced CAREGiver before you take over your own clients alone. With this process in place our CAREGivers really are confident, leading experts in personalised home care.

You will be servicing our clients in the surrounding towns & villages close to where you live. Each client comes to us for a different reason, so being adaptable, personable, and kind are the only tools you will need to enjoy this role.

Day to day tasks can include:

·      Personal care, ensuring the client’s hygiene standards are being met

·      Medication – Prompting or assisting with medications

·      Meal preparation (breakfast, lunch & dinner)

·      Help organising and attending various external appointments with your client

·      Light Housekeeping

·      Strict record keeping

·      Liaising with your office team

·      Encouraging light exercise

·      Socialising and providing companionship/building friendships with your client

·      Providing various entertaining activities to keep your clients happy

·      Shopping, pharmacy pick-ups, and other external visits

·      Attending on-going training & staff events

·      Enriching your client’s life with your companionship

 Key Information

·         Flexible contracts available. Pick when you can work. Inclusive of 0-hour, minimum or maximum hour permanent contracts. Something to suit every applicant!

·         £10.50 - £11.50 per hour, plus 25p mileage expenses.

·         Double Pay Bank Holiday rate.

·         Uncapped extra bonus earnings of £250 for bringing in new business

·         Full Training – achieve your Care certificate before you start.  

·         Access to 24hr counselling with our employee assistance programme.

·         You will need to be available 1 weekend day on alternate weekends to cover your own Clients.

·         Full PPE provided to all our CAREGivers

·         A COVID-19 safe organisation, with daily & weekly testing with fast access to the COVID-19 Vaccine.

·         We welcome applications from all age groups (No upper Limit) and previous occupations.

·         Enhanced DBS – Fully Refunded after 3 months service

·         Rural areas so access to own car is preferable

Home Instead pride ourselves on picking the best applicants for the role. We feel that working in care is a most rewarding and worthy career. We treat our CAREGivers with respect, courtesy, and compassion. So, if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference to an elderly person’s life. Then give us a call to find out more.  

Office hours 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday 01959 546228.

Look forward to speaking with you!