Home Care Assistant

Company DescriptionEstablished in 2012 Home Instead East Lancashire is a leading provider of non-medical home care and companionship. With award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide.We have been rated a 5-star rated Employer for the past 4 years.At Home Instead we are known for the award-winning, high-quality care that we provide. Care Assistants within Home Instead are known as Care Professionals. Their care and support enables our clients to live independently and happy in their own homes. We match you to client's personalities and interests, so you can develop a working friendship with regular clients.Looking for a new career can be daunting, but with Home Instead it all starts with a friendly chat and don't worry if you have no experience as we will train and support you. Many of our Care Professionals come from various backgrounds, in particular, people from retail and hospitality, have fitted perfectly into our relationship led care. The most common feedback we get is "I wish I had done this years ago!"Job DescriptionHome Instead are looking to grow our family throughout the Clitheroe, Whalley and Ribble Valley area. It doesn't matter if you haven't worked in Home Care before, or if you are an experienced Care Assistant. We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our fabulous team.Home Instead is not your average care provider. We are known for the award-winning, outstanding care that we provide. The care and support that our Care Assistants deliver is designed to allow our clients to live independently & happy in their own homes. We offer care across the entire spectrum, from companionship to shopping, from personal care to meal preparation. No two days are the same.We encourage people from different sectors to apply, whether that is: retail, hospitality, childcare, customer service, delivery driving etc. and we provide FULL training, personal development and on-going support from the start.QualificationsThe people who flourish in this role are those with a genuine compassion in their hearts, who derive immense satisfaction from knowing that they have made a difference to the lives of the people they see and those that pride themselves on delivering an outstanding service. If this is you then we will place you on our Training Programme created by Home Instead and teach you everything you need to know to become a successful Care Assistant.Additional InformationMinimum of 1 hour visitsCompetitive rate of pay £13.50 per hourDouble time on bank holidaysWe provide full training and mentoringOur staff benefits include paid holidays, paid mileage, Employee Assistance Programme, and high street discount scheme/employee benefits schemeAn experienced office team will be on hand for guidance and supportPlease note that we do require you to have your own reliable transport to get to and from our client's homes and to help with essential journeys such as medical appointments and shopping. 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.All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure check and references.If you are interested please contact us on 01254 471992, 07585 609726 or email [email protected] with your name, email address and phone number.