Weekend Care Assistant

Weekend Care Assistants – Home Instead (Altrincham, Sale & Wythenshawe)

Home Instead (Altrincham, Sale & Wythenshawe) is a market leader in high-quality home care services. Our Care Professionals provide compassionate care, helping clients live comfortably and independently in their own homes.

We are proud to be an employer of choice for care workers, attracting people from diverse backgrounds, including hospitality, childcare, travel, logistics, customer service, support work, retail, cleaning, and those seeking part-time hours around their studies.

Please note: A driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for this role.

About the Role

We are looking for compassionate Weekend Carers with some prior experience in Elderly Care, Domiciliary Care, or Health and Social Care.

Our Weekend Carers play a vital role in providing a positive and consistent routine for our clients, offering the reassurance of a familiar and friendly face.

As a Weekend Carer with Home Instead, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing personal care.
• Offering companionship.
• Assisting with daily tasks such as shopping, outings, and meal preparation.
• Supporting clients with medications.
• Delivering specialist dementia care (training provided).

What We Offer

We value our Care Professionals and are proud to offer:

• Minimum 1-hour call times, ensuring you have the time to provide quality care.
• Competitive hourly rate of £14.40 per hour.
• Paid induction training, including the Care Certificate for those new to care.
• A range of flexible hours to suit all lifestyles.
• Additional hours available through paid responding (standby).
• Stability through regular clients, allowing you to build lasting relationships.
• Enhanced bank holiday pay.
• Paid mileage.
• A supportive care team and accessible local office.
• £250 refer-a-friend bonus.
• Carer reward schemes and enhanced employee support.

Join Our Team

If you are passionate about helping others and have a car, we’d love to hear from you!

We encourage applications from all sections of the community and age groups to reflect the neighbourhoods we serve.

Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all Care Professionals to share this commitment. Please note: the role of Care Assistant is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.