Change someone's life in your free time

Home Instead

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Kendal, England, gb on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted February 25, 2026 Last posted February 25, 2026
Job description

Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our CAREGivers to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support.  

Tired of 9am-5pm?  Want to make better use of your time and really make a difference to the life of an older person in your local community?

If you are caring and compassionate and would love to put a smile on someone's face this local, hugely rewarding part-time job could be for you!

The benefits of being a CAREGIver with Home Instead:

* Minimum 1 hour visit with every client so you don't feel rushed

* CAREGivers matched with clients based on shared interests.

* See the same clients regularly to develop great relationships

* £10.50 weekdays/ £12.00 weekends and weekday evenings

* Paid mileage

* 28 days paid holiday (pro rata)

* No uniform and FREE comprehensive pre-employment training

* Ongoing learning and development

* £100 bonus for referring new Caregivers

* Contributory pension provided

 

To be a Home Instead CAREGiver you must be:

·         Compassionate, reliable and genuinely caring

·         Available for part-time work between 8am-11.30am and/or 4pm-9pm

·         Living locally in the Kendal or surrounding areas

No previous care experience is necessary.

Please note that we do require you to have your own reliable transport as many of our clients do like to be taken out and about.

Why not get in touch to find out more about this rewarding role? We'd love to hear from you!

As a CAREGiver, you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.

If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding  and you have a high-degree of  flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. Please click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact us on 01539 267220

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 disclosure.

 

About this role

Summary

Provide companionship and non-medical care to seniors with flexible hours and training.

Job title

Caregiver

Experience level

no experience necessary

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Kendal, England; remote work not allowed

Salary

£10.50 weekdays/ £12.00 weekends and weekday evenings

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

compassionatereliableown transport

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

elderly carecompanionship
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Kendal LA9, UK

On-site City