Care Assistant

Home Instead

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Staines-upon-Thames, England, gb on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted July 30, 2025 Last posted February 25, 2026
Job description
  • We offer schedules to fit around your current commitments
  • Available Schedule:  Monday to Sunday
  • Work Timings: Mornings, afternoons and evenings
  • Salary: £12.50 - £15.00 per hour
  • Are you passionate about Care in the Community and want to be a part of an Outstanding family-friendly team?
  • Our team provides care to people living in their own homes so they can continue to live fulfilled lives and be supported.
  • Why Join Home Instead?

    We are a medium-sized, extremely high-quality care at-home company that has been rated OUTSTANDING by CQC in our last two inspections in the last 10 years.  We are so proud of this as well as the fact that we are also a 5-star employer, with 97% employee engagement during our last anonymous feedback from our team

Duties can include:

  • 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
  • Help with everyday tasks such as meal preparation and light housework
  • Accompanying clients to appointments, shopping, or attending social/community events
  • Assisting your client with their medication

What we ask for from our Care Professionals

  • You have the right to work in the UK and are 18+ years old.
  • You have a full driving license and access to a fully insured car.
  • That you have a warm heart and caring nature and love to care.
  • You are reliable, responsible and have a passion for making a difference to someone’s day.
  • That you live locally or are happy to travel to our clients.
  • That you have good communication skills both verbally and written.
  • Experience in care (personal, dementia or other) is valuable, however full training will be given.

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Carer or Support Worker we would love to hear from you! If you do not have experience, we provide full training from the start, so we also love to hear from you too.

  • Benefits of becoming a Care Professional with Home Instead Windsor, Runnymede & West Spelthorne; 

  • Double pay on bank holidays.
  • Minimum of 1-hour visits to clients giving you the time to care and get to know your clients, and no uniform as we believe it’s more friendly that way. 
  • Paid mileage between calls after the first 10 miles (30p/mile)
  • Award winning, accredited training and development as standard - time and qualification paid for by Home Instead. 
  • Employee referral bonus programme - for any successful referrals from employees we offer a generous incentive reward to say 'thank you'.
  • Employee assistance programme - access to counselling and other benefits to help with the everyday
  • Exclusive discounts scheme with the Blue Light Card– supermarkets, high street stores, leisure activities and more.
  • Plus the fun stuff - lots of little treats for special occasions, and team socials; coffee mornings, evening socials, and a variety of activities.

 

Extra hours available should you want them – Just ask our schedulers  

Click apply today or call us on 01784 335804 to learn more.

*This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.*

*You need to be eligible to live AND work in the UK as we do not offer sponsorship nor help with visas.*

About this role

Summary

Provide personal, companionship, medication, and daily living support to clients in their homes.

Job title

Care Assistant

Experience level

none or some care experience preferred, full training provided

Industry

care

Location requirements

Staines-upon-Thames, England, gb; no remote work allowed.

Salary

£12.50 - £15.00 per hour

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationreliableresponsiblefull driving licensecar

Preferred skills

care experiencedementia care

Specializations

personal carecompanionshipmedication supportelderly care
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Staines-upon-Thames, UK

On-site City