Company Description
Home Instead Belfast is expanding our fantastic team of Care Professionals and we’re looking for caring, compassionate people who are genuinely interested in a career in care to support our wonderful elderly clients to remain independently living at home.
Job Description
We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Care Assistant to join our amazing team here at Home Instead based in Belfast and surrounding areas.
Location: This particular role is based in the East Belfast area.
Pay: We pay excellent hourly rates of £12.00 per hour
You can also work longer days if you'd like to increase your hours.
We pride ourselves on having the most flexible hours in home care.
We ask people to commit to the same days each week with the same regular core shift times (incl alternate weekends) so that they can be matched with regular clients.
Are you a team player? Are you methodical, driven, hard working and determined? Are you a kind and compassionate person looking for a new chapter in your career? Then we want to hear from you!
Benefits / Package
- Market leading hourly wage of £12 an hour
- Minimum 1 hour visits with each client
- Guaranteed hours contracts
- Paid travel allowance in between calls (at the same rate)
- Investment in your personal development - level 2 and 3 supported
- Employee referral bonus programme - £100 for each referral
- A well-established homecare provider who invests in their team
- A growing company making a huge difference in people's lives everyday.
- Excellent management and supportive staff.
- Ongoing training and development.
- Career progression opportunities.
- We really care about our workforce.
Who are we?
At Home Instead Belfast we offer a Domiciliary Care service, providing Care Coordination, Companionship, personal care to support clients in their daily living in the comfort of their own homes.
We provide “relationship-based” care so that our clients get to know the same group of people who are supporting them. Our visits are always a minimum of 1 hour so there is opportunity to provide companionship to the client as well as the essential tasks they need support with. We provide care that has been described by other social care professionals as the “Marks & Spencers” of home care – professional, caring and of a quality that we would want for our own families.
We always introduce new clients and care professionals to each other so neither person is a stranger to the other.
What values do we look for in our staff?
- Excellent Communication Skills.
- To be Kind, Caring and Empathetic.
- To maintain Professionalism at all times.
- A desire to genuinely help other people and make a difference.
- Excellence
- Responsibility
- Happiness and Honesty – we encourage team members to consider how these values apply to their roles and interview against these values.
- Our mission is to Build Relationships, Enrich Lives and Care for People.
Key responsibilities:
- Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit
- Help with everyday tasks such as; meal preparation 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
Essential criteria:
- Positive person.
- Willing to be a team player.
- Professional manner at all times
- Friendly attitude towards all staff and clients.
- Your own car.
- Able to work alternative weekends (this makes it fair for all staff).
- Please note - people do NOT need experience in care for this role. We are very much interested in your values as a person and we provide excellent training for all staff.
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. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Additional Information
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Store discount
