Care Assistant - Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Pay: £12.25- £15.00 per hour
About Us
We are seeking kind, friendly, compassionate and reliable people to join our domiciliary care team. You will support our clients in their own homes to maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life. This role is ideal for someone who is caring, patient, and committed to delivering high-quality person-centered care.
Requirements:
- Must have a full UK driving license and use of your own car
- You'll get to know who your clients are, what their sense of humor is like, along with what interests them in your professional role. Other duties include:
- Help clients to start their day, or settle for the evening, assisting with their personal care routines and any medication prompts.
- Contribute to a homely environment by helping with light household chores and breakfast or supper preparation.
- Maintain transparent communication with clients and families, enjoy providing first-class care and comfort.
Benefits:
There are so many benefits of being a care professional with Home Instead including:
- Great rates of pay starting at £12.25 increasing after 5pm £14.00ph plus mileage and evenings weekends 5pm onwards £15.00
- Double pay on public holidays
- Proper induction and ongoing award-winning training
- Opportunities for career progression and qualifications
- Friendly supportive management and great team culture
- Flexible working patterns
- Paid mileage/travel time on top of your visit times
- 12% holiday pay on top of your regular earnings
- Pension scheme
- Employee benefits – fully funded and paid training time- care professional workshops, Blue Light discount card savings
- Enhanced DBS paid for by us
- Earn up to £30.00 per hour alongside mileage reimbursement
- We offer a range of contracts from zero hours to full time depending on your needs and availability
- Skills and Qualities Required
- Compassionate, patient, and committed to high-quality care
- Good communication skills and ability to build trust with clients and families
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently
- Willingness to travel between clients’ homes - driving license with access to your own car needed for home visits, grocery shopping and taking clients out to appointments and fun outings
Happy to follow instructions, care plans, and procedures
We are looking for candidates who can work weekdays between 3pm-10pm and 2 out of 4 weekends each month
