CAREGiver

Company Description

Home Instead 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.  Looking for CAREGivers to operate in the Canterbury, Faversham and Whitstable areas. 

Job Description

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our team in the wider Canterbury/Faversham, Kent area as a CAREGiver. As a CAREGiver, you will provide a variety of non-medical services to help them keep independent in their own home.

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a CAREGiver. However, it would be useful to have some experience of working in a care setting or interacting with older people. This could be a personal experience of caring for a family member or a voluntary experience. You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and be comfortable in spending time in the company of others.

Additional Information

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

If you're looking for work that is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you. 

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead 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.

We provide Companionship Care, Home Care, Dementia Care and Personal Care. Sometimes one or the other, sometimes a mix, and all are on differing scales. Personal Care for those unfamiliar could be as simple as helping with medicines or holding out a steadying hand and Dementia Care as is Personal Care is, a wide-ranging area depending on the client's needs. It could be helping with memories or it may be more advanced in which case we provide more in-depth training to further our CAREGiver's understanding and therefore provide a deeper level of support to our clients.

Hours are Part-Time potentially Full-Time and are negotiable. Average is approx 15-20 hours per week but can be as little or as much as required and available.