Senior Care Assistant

Home 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 Assistants to the clients we support 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 Description

We are looking for individuals with a kind, compassionate heart who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients, to join our team. As a Senior Care Assistant you will be the link between our Care Manager, and the Care Assistant team, you will conduct introductions between clients and Care Assistants, conduct training for the Care Assistant team, and provide a variety of non-medical services to help clients keep independent in their own home. You will be based both within the field, when providing care to our clients, and in the office when supporting the Care Manager.

You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable spending time in the company of others.

As a Senior Care Assistant you will also help to ensure that Home Instead Aylesbury Vale and North East Oxfordshire remain CQC compliant, by supporting our Care Manager in this area.

This role is a full-time position, with guaranteed contracted hours. You will therefore be expected to work alternative weekends in addition to a minimum of two evenings per week, as a part of your working availability.

Qualifications

As a Senior Care Assistant you must have achieved or be actively working towards a Level 2 qualification in Health and Social care. Experience within the care sector is essential, you must have a passion for delivering good customer service, and have knowledge and understanding of legislation specific to Health Social care.

A valid drivers license and access to a reliable form of transportation is also required for this role, where you will be providing support to our clients within the communities we serve. You will also be flexible to travel to all geographical areas encompassed within our patch.

You will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.

Benefits Include:

• Guaranteed hours built around your availability 
• Optional overtime opportunities
• Competitive rates of pay starting at £29,000 per annum
• Mileage payment of 45p per mile
• Minimum of an hour visit per client
• Travel time between clients with flexibility depending on the distance of travel
• Paid annual leave
• Employee health assured program
• Pension auto-enrollment
• Higher rates of pay for bank holidays
• Staff Benefits including a range of high street stores, holidays, etc.

Additional Information

If 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 us on Show phone number 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.