Job Detail

Home Instead is an American owned company with offices throughout the USA, Europe and has 225+ offices across the UK.

We provide Care Professionals on a one to one basis to clients in their own homes on a minimum of 1-hour assignments, we also provide Live In Care professionals to stay with clients 24hours a day, generally on a two week on - two week off basis.

Being a franchise we work within a given area, we cover Hatfield, Welwyn, Borehamwood, Potters Bar and all villages in between. Candidates who live outside these locations are referred to their nearest local office.

One of our unique selling points is that we do not have set shifts, we work with each individual applicant and their available working hours, this means that we can generally offer most people the working hours they can manage. We are happy to consider people with Adult Care experience as well as those who are interested in a change of career, as we fully train every member of staff and are proud of our Award Winning Training.

Home Instead has been established for over 30 years and provided over 1 million of hours of care last year, to elderly people who really appreciate what we do for them, join us and make others happy.

Home Instead has been recognised by The Financial Times as one of the top 3 employers in the UK. When you join us you just know that you will be treated with respect, professionally developed, and encouraged to take every opportunity we can offer. We also look towards our care professionals working in the field when appointing key staff into office roles and have just started to upgrade staff to 'Ambassadors' giving them greater responsibility and mentoring them for bigger things.

• We are offering rates from £12.75ph to £13.40ph.
• You never get paid for only part of an hour - visits are minimum 1-hour.
• Travel expenses between £0.30/per mile and £0.45/per mile.
• You continue to be paid for time spent travelling between clients.
• You are paid for all training, be it workshops or home e-learning.
• Paid holidays and pensions.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Flexible working hours are available.
• Career progression is assured, if that is what you want.
• Lots of other benefits.

As all visits are in the clients homes, duties can vary between each client, though are normally comprised of:

• Personal care duties (washing & dressing)
• Light housework (dusting & hoovering)
• Shopping
• Meal preparation
• Companionship care.

We will also teach you all legal aspects of your duties including health and safety, safeguarding, what to do in an emergency, administrative duties. You will find that all skills taught are very transferable and will help you in your working career and family life.

We pride ourselves on being Award Winning Trainers and like to ensure that all our care professionals are taught the 'right way to do things'.

 Essential:

• A valid UK driving licence to enable you to obtain Business Class 1 motor insurance, and must have own vehicle.
• Able to work the agreed hours on alternate weekend (both Saturday and Sunday).
• Lives locally within our franchise region - if not we refer you to nearest Home Instead office local to you.
• Must have the Right to Work in the UK.

We look for people who are reliable, flexible, take pride in their roles, enjoy the company of older people, good communicators and are decisive. If you have those skills we can teach you the rest.