Weekend Care Assistant - West Lothian
Are you looking for a role where every visit is different, where you can see the positive impact you have? Become a Care Professional with Home Instead!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.Our Care Professionals, are the heart and soul of Home Instead. They go above and beyond for our clients, which is why we're so proud of them. With minimum visit times of one hour, our Care Professionals have time to chat and build strong bonds of trust with our clients.We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support. Home Instead West Lothian cover West Lothian and the surrounding areas, including Bathgate, Broxburn, Linlithgow, Bo'Ness, Winchburgh, Kirkliston and Balerno.We are looking for Care Professionals who can work evenings up to 10:15pm and work alternate weekends Benefits:Great rates of pay - from £14.00 per hour, plus time and a half on bank holidays, weekends from £14.50.Minimum 1 hour calls – giving you the time to care.Training - full induction programme where we provide award winning training, plus other opportunities to develop your career.Auto-enrolment pension schemeEmployee referral bonus programmeMileage and paid travel time - we pay you for the time it takes you to get between your client's visits Employee assistance programme - access to counselling and other benefits to help with the everydayExclusive discounts scheme – supermarkets, high street stores and more.Responsibilities:Being a Care Professional is an essential role supporting older people to live well at home. With the support of our team and industry leading training, you can feel fully equipped to deliver the high-quality care Home Instead has become known for.Here’s what you could be doing:Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visitHelp with everyday tasks from cooking a meal to light houseworkHelping your client access their community by accompanying them to the shops or appointmentsPersonal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing, and grooming to keep them healthy and independent We are looking for kind and compassionate people like you to join our Home Instead team. Whether you have direct experience in care, personally or professionally, or are just starting out – we offer industry leading training to all of our Care Professionals to help you help others.Our only requirements are:A caring nature, and the desire to make a positive impact on othersExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsFlexible and adaptable to our clients' needsAged 18 or ol...