Community Care Assistant

Please read the job description carefully

Essential Requirements: Your own car, availability on alternate weekends & a Right to work in the UK

Salary: £13.15 - £13.65 plus paid travel and wait time

Shift Pattern: Mornings - 08:15 - 14:15 and/or Evenings: 16:30 - 22:30

Available hours: Evenings & Weekends

Location: Pocklington & surrounding areas

Contract Type: Zero (during probation period) 16 or 25 Guaranteed Hour contact (after probation period completed)

Home Instead Pocklington & Brough provide support to people in the local community to enable them to remain happy and independent in their own homes for as long as possible.

We are a 5* employer and a Top 20 Home care provider

Being a Care Assistant is a highly rewarding career where no two days are the same. With minimum 1 hour care visits and client matching, you have the time to provide high quality, person-focused homecare. 

What we will do for you:

Salary Enhancements

• 30p per mile + Travel time
• Early pay scheme - up to 50% of your salary in advance.
• £100 Employee referral scheme
• High street discounts through the Blue Light discounts

Career Development

• Free DBS check
• Paid Training 
• Care certificate in first 3 months
• City and Guild dementia course
• Career progression opportunities

Wellbeing Support

• Monthly Rewards and Recognition for being a valued member of our care team
• Support Network of fellow Carers & a 5* Employer

The purpose of the Care Assistant role is to help people live independently in their own homes. You will support our clients by:

• Companionship - everything from a chat over a cup of tea to playing a game of scrabble
• Accompaniment - to appointments or a spot of shopping 
• Meal preparation - a sandwich, or a home cooked meal
• Light housekeeping - a run around with the hoover or a spot of dusting
• Personal Care - because it's important to us all

If you are compassionate, empathetic, and want to to provide high quality care that really makes a difference, we would love to hear from you!

Ref: PBMAR26

All our roles are subject to a satisfactory pre-employment checks.