Home Instead
Care Assistant
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Company Description
Are you a dedicated individual looking for a meaningful job that fits perfectly around your lifestyle? We have an ideal opportunity for you!
Whether you’re transitioning from retail, hospitality, customer support, or admin, we warmly welcome you. No care experience? No worries—our supportive training will set you up for success. If you’re compassionate and eager to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Your new career in care starts here!
📋 At a Glance
- Contract: Zero-hours
- Schedule: Flexible
- Hours: Minimum of 10 hours per week.
- Pay: £13.25-£15.20 per visit + £11.50 /hour for travel time + £0.40-45/mile mileage + double time payments on bank holidays
About Us
Home Instead Epsom and Dorking prides itself on the award-winning team of experienced and dedicated Care Professionals who are passionate about providing high-quality care. Personalised care plans are designed to cater to the individual needs and wants, to ensure they are able to live their life to the fullest, where they feel safest at home. With our minimum two-hour for each client call, our carers will have ample time to build meaningful connections without feeling rushed.
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Job Description
🌟 Your Role as a Care Professional at Home Instead
Being a Care Professional at Home Instead is about so much more than providing practical support — it’s about being a familiar face, a listening ear, and a reliable presence in someone’s life.
Your day-to-day routine might include:
- Light housekeeping tasks
- Medication assistance
- Personal care (washing, dressing, grooming, incontinence support, moving safely)
- Accompanying clients to appointments or running errands
- Providing companionship and emotional support
We believe in relationship-led care, which means:
- Longer visit times (no rushed 15-minute calls)
- Matching carers with clients for continuity and comfort
- Time to connect, not just complete tasks
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Your Role as Care Professional
Each day, you’ll help individuals feel comfortable, supported, and ready — whether that’s preparing a warm breakfast, sharing a chat over a cuppa, or assisting with personal care and medication. At other times, it could be a trip to the doctors, a walk in the park, or simply sitting alongside someone, offering comfort and reassurance.
It’s the little things that matter most. Whether you are offering a steady arm, remembering how they like their tea, or sharing a quiet word of comfort; your kindness and compassion make every day brighter! 🌞
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Essential Criteria
- A compassionate and patient nature
- A full UK driving licence and access to a reliable car
- Reliability and a genuine desire to make a difference in people’s lives
Additional Information
Benefits Designed for You
We believe care work should care for you too. You’ll receive:
- ✔️ Paid training and induction
- ✔️ Ongoing support, team meetings & refreshers
- ✔️ Enhanced DBS cost refunded after 12 weeks
- ✔️ Company pension, holiday pay, sick pay
- ✔️ New employee referral bonus of £250
- ✔️ Gain the highly accredited Care Certificate through our Induction Programme
- ✔️ Recognition rewards for your great work
- ✔️ Opportunities for progression & formal qualifications
- ✔️ Supportive office team available
Apply Now!
Your skills deserve to shine and together, we will make it happen!
Click ‘I’m Interested’ and our friendly team will guide you through the next steps. Fancy a chat first? Give us a call on 01372741544
Date Advert Closes: 01 April 2025
Compensation: GBP 13.25 - GBP 15.20 - hourly
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