Care Assistants

Company Description

Home Instead Milton Keynes is the Regional Winner of the British Care Awards Home Care Employer Award. Do you want to join our Award-winning team?

Job Description

Job Description

We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Home Care Professional to join our amazing Home Instead team at our Milton Keynes/ Buckingham branches.

Why choose to work WITH us at Home Instead?

• Excellent hourly wage
• Consistency and small teams and same clients on a weekly basis.
• Minimum 1 hour calls with good travel time allocated between.
• Full behind the scenes care team support.
• Extensive well-being program. Real career progression.
• Comprehensive training program NVQ's can be taken.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Blue Light Card availability.
• Company pension
• Focus on Relationship-Based Care
• Recognition and Rewards
• No Prior Experience Required
• A well-established homecare provider who invests in their team
• A growing company making a huge difference in people's lives every day.
• Excellent management and supportive staff.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Career progression opportunities.
• We really care about our workforce.

Guess what? We were the Regional Winner of the British Care Awards Home Care Employer Award. Do you want to join our Award-winning team?

Did you know that you do not require care experience to work with us at Home Instead? We're very much interested if you're a kind, reliable, honest and dedicated person.

Location: This particular role is based in the Milton Keynes and Buckingham area.

Pay: We pay excellent hourly rates of £13.10 per hour working midweek and £13.30 per hour working weekends. PLUS time and a half on all bank holidays when working.

Working hours: We can offer working between 10 hours and 30 hours per week, with various hours available. To make it fair for all staff, we all work alternative weekends.

At Home Instead we're passionate about delivering exceptional care to those who depend on us. Our mission? To enhance lives through compassion, kindness, and dedicated support. By joining Home Instead you would be joining a company that strives for excellence and puts the client at the heart of everything that we do.

Our ideal candidate

• Proactive person who can use your own decision making skills.
• Willingness to learn and develop your skills
• Can do attitude and strong work ethic
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Empathetic to people and kind
• Good communication skills
• A desire to genuinely help other people and make a difference
• Honesty and integrity
• Kind, caring and compassionate
• Hardworking/ motivated
• Resilient
• Team player
• Reliable
• You have access to your own car
• You have the right to work in the UK (We do not offer any form of sponsorship)

Key responsibilities

• Help with everyday tasks such as; meal preparation, medication,and light housework
• Accompanying to appointments or shopping
• Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing and grooming to keep them healthy and independent
• Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit

What happens next?

• As soon as you apply, one of our friendly recruitment team will be in touch with you within 24-48 hours.
• We will arrange an interview with you.
• If you're successful, you can be working with us ASAP.
• Congratulations! You'll then be part of our fantastic care team here at Home Instead.
• 'Apply' now to start your care journey with us.

If you have any questions or would like some further information on the role, please 'APPLY' now and we can arrange a phone call at your earliest convenience.

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