Company Description

Home Instead Southampton is An OUTSTANDING care company that is family run, Who have a passion for making a difference and ensuring we provide high quality services to our clients, whilst also caring for our employees. We're looking for caring people to provide quality care within the local community, We cover areas such as Shirley, Whiteley, Park Gate, Sarisbury Green, Netley & Portswood You could be the next person who can really make a difference. We match every Care Professional to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support

We have an Outstanding CQC rating.

Job Description

Have you retired, but find you miss the day-to-day buzz of work? Or could you do with a boost in your income now that you don’t have a regular wage? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, then a career in care with Home Instead could well be perfect for you!

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a difference to the quality of life for our clients. Our highly respected Care Professionals are at the heart of what we do, providing the very best home care and helping us elevate the care experience.

With no set shift patterns, we can offer you work to fit in and around your family and lifestyle. With immediate starts available for those looking to start a career in care or those who already have experience of care.

We will carefully match you to our clients, in your local community, and you will support them to live happy, independent lives by providing:

• Companionship and help around the home

• Preparation and support with meals

• Prompting and assisting your client with their medication

• Supporting with personal care and to get dressed

• Social visits and support with appointments and shopping trips

Home Instead are unique in the care industry as all our visits are a minimum of 1 hour. We believe that this time is needed for you to establish meaningful relationships with your clients and make a REAL difference to their lives everyday!

As a Care Professional at Home Instead you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and 24/7 support from our office team.

• Excellent rates of pay, £13.00 - £14.00 per hour, evenings and weekends & double time for Bank Holidays which could be up to £28.00 per hour

• Full or part-time hours available

• All visits are a minimum of an hour

• Paid mileage, 30P - 45p per mile

• Paid training

• Paid shadowing visits

• Ongoing support from Team Leaders

• Regular team meet-ups and social events

• Start your care career with us and benefit from award winning training, including Care Certification, City & Guilds Dementia Training and Parkinson’s Disease specialist training

Qualifications

Even if you’ve never thought about working in care, you probably have the life experience and skills we’re looking for: kindness, empathy and patience.

If you have a knack for making people smile, then you already have the skills to be a great Care Professional, so no prior experience of care is required. All your paid training will take place at our office in Southampton with our award-winning training team.

Additional Information

We can offer you;

• Small commute area,

• Employee referral scheme of £200

• Pension, plus holiday pay and mileage

• Blue Light Discount card eligibility

• Employee benefits portal - with discounts at over 200 outlets!

• Ongoing wellbeing support from your field care supervisor, and out of hours telephone assistance.

• Support to complete nationally recognised qualifications such as the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks and additional training such as NVQ qualifications

• Dementia training

• Daily support from a Team Leader

• Employee assistance program for your health and welfare

Earn up to £14 per hour and £28 Bank Holidays

If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory, we would love to hear from you. Please click ‘Apply now’ or alternatively call the office for an informal chat on 01489 559007.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead Senior Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to DBS enhanced