Posted 3 months ago
Care Assistant (Care Professional)
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A Care Assistant provides in-home personal care and support, helping clients with daily tasks, companionship, medication reminders, and light housekeeping so they can live safely at home.
About this role
Care Assistant (Care Professional)
We are a team of kind and compassionate individuals who LOVE going the extra mile to help support our clients to continue living safely in their own homes. Our goal is to provide the highest level of care to our clients and our team of committed Care Professionals. We offer guaranteed minimum hours contracts and our pay for shifts worked includes travel and waiting time
Home Instead Reading have an exciting opportunity for Care Professionals within your local area. We are looking for people with the personality and passion to provide excellent in-home care and build great professional relationships with our clients. We want you to join
our award winning family-feel team today!
Your role and responsibilities as a Care Professional will vary depending on our clients individualised needs, with focus on promoting as much independence as possible. Your typical tasks throughout the evening will include:
Personal care like help getting dressed and washing
Helping around the home
Assistance with making dinner or meal preparation
Companionship
Medication reminders
Light housekeeping
Personal care like help getting dressed and washing
Help clients get ready for bed
Companionship activities like reading to patients or watching their favourite show
Qualifications
Full UK Driving Licence & Access to a Vehicle. A must so you can provide care to our clients
We value life skills above all else, if you have a big heart to be shared then we will do the rest with our PAID training programme
Additional Information
If you want to work for a business who make a real difference to someone’s life and be a pivotal part of our team by becoming a Care Professional, we would love to hear from you.
Home Instead are committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply.
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