Un-retire Yourself! - Care Assistant

Home Instead

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Southend-on-Sea, England, gb on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted April 25, 2025 Last posted February 25, 2026
Job description

Are you recently retired or planning your retirement?
Do you have a few hours a week to make a meaningful difference in someone’s life?

At Home Instead Southend, we are looking for kind, compassionate, and dependable individuals to join our team of Care Professionals. This flexible, part-time opportunity is ideal for those who want to stay active, give back to their community, and enjoy meaningful work.

Care Assistant Benefits:

  • Competitive pay: £12.50 - £14.00 per hour and double on bank holidays
  • Paid travel time + mileage is 45p per mile
  • Holiday pay + Pension scheme
  • Employee Assistance Program  - available 24/7
  • Refer a friend scheme - cash award
  • Minimum of 1hr visits - so you have enough time with the client
  • Award winning training - fully paid
  • Exclusive discounts scheme – at supermarkets, utility providers + more
  • Health Plan
  • Workbuzz 5* Employer Award - 4th year running!

Our services are non-medical and can include companionship, home help, personal care, meal preparation, post-hospital care, support with hobbies & interests and much more!

Specific days and times of work can be mutually discussed at the interview stage, but we do require our staff to have some availability on weekends, to offer continuity of care to our clients.

No experience is necessary as full training is given to all new Care Professionals. We carefully match our clients and Care Professionals based on similar personalities, hobbies and interests. All of our client visits are a minimum of one hour so you will have time to deliver excellent standards of care and have time to enjoy getting to know your clients.

If you're interested in joining a team that truly values its people and provides high-quality, person-centred care, contact us today on 01702 382348 or click to apply.

Join us at Home Instead Southend and help change the face of ageing – one visit at a time.

Join our team and be the reason someone smiles today!

About this role

Summary

Provide companionship and personal support to clients; flexible hours, full training provided.

Job title

Care Assistant

Experience level

no experience necessary

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Southend-on-Sea, England; remote work not specified.

Salary

£12.50 - £14.00 per hour and double on bank holidays

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

dependabilitycompassiondependability

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

companionshippersonal carehome helppost-hospital caresupport
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Southend-on-Sea, UK

On-site City