Community Care Assistant - Full Time

Company DescriptionHome Instead is the world's leading provider of domiciliary home care services for senior adults. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation, we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. At Home Instead Aylesbury Vale and North East Oxfordshire, we match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and provide personalised support. Each day and client is different, but the core services you will be offering focus around personal care, home help, and companionship.At Home Instead we are committed to changing the face of aging by providing the best possible care to our clients. We are a firm believer that just because we get older, it should not mean we are limited in what we can do. The high quality care which our team provide is vital to helping us achieve this aim, and improving the lives of the clients we support.Job DescriptionA Care Assistant with Home Instead is someone who has a kind and compassionate heart, and wants to make a true difference to the quality of life for seniors. Our Care Assistants provide support that is completely personalised to the individual based on a close bond being formed through shared experiences and interests. You will enjoy building professional and respectful friendships and be comfortable spending time in the company of others with the ability to adapt in order to meet client's needs.As a full-time Care Assistant you will have guaranteed contracted hours. As part of this, it is required that you will be flexible in regard to your hours of work, and you are available to work alternative weekends as well as a minimum of two evening's per week.Your tasks as a Care Assistant will be based around the following:Providing personal carePrompting medicationAssisting with daily livingHome help tasksBeing a friendly companion to our clientsPreparing meals and monitoring clients dietsAssisting to appointmentsEnsuring that clients can remain independent in their own homesQualificationsYou do not need any particular experience or qualifications to become a Care Assistant. However, it would be beneficial to have some experience interacting with older people.A driving license and access to your own vehicle which can be used for work purposes is required for this role where you will be based in the community, providing care for clients in their own homes.As a Care Assistant, you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.Benefits Include:Employee Health Assured ProgramGuaranteed hours contractStaff Benefits including a range of high street stores, holidays and more Paid mileage Pension auto enroll schemeMinimum of an hour spent with each clientAdditional InformationIf you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding, part of the community and you have the willingness to learn, we would love to hear from you. Please click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact Matt on 01296 410029 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.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.