Home Instead
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.
Job Description
COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES
Basic function
To provide professional companionship services
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Offer companionship and conversation.
• Monitor diet and eating
• Provide medication reminders
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities
• Arrange appointments, activities and outings
• Organise mail and write letters
• Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
• Accompany to appointments and social events
HOME HELP SERVICES
Basic function
To provide professional companionship services and also the following
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Run errands/collect prescriptions etc
• Provide light housekeeping/complete laundry
• Make beds/change linen
• Organise and tidy cupboards
• Plan, prepare and tidy away meals
• Answer the door
• Assist with pet care
• Help with shopping
PERSONAL CARE SERVICES
Basic function
To provide professional companionship services and also the following
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Help with bathing, dressing and grooming
• Help with continence care
• Assist to eat and drink
• Provide dementia/ Alzheimer care
• Provide respite/ convalescence care
We would like you to be available to start 8am for your first client in your local area.
You must have Driving License and your own transport to be used for work.
Qualifications
You don’t need any prior / formal qualification to be Care Professional. As long as you have good communication skills and passion to look after our clients, we will do rest for you.
We will provide Paid Training / assessment programme, part of which will be two days each week in house training in our Luton branch.
Additional Information
Benefit
• Paid Training
• Employee assistant programme ( EAP)
• Company pension
• Mileage paid between clients ( 40p per mile )
• On Going Development opportunities.
• Travelling time paid between your clients, which is included in your hourly rate.
• Guaranteed Hours contract, after completion of probationary period.
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.
You should be avaible from 8AM to 330pm for at least three days during the week along with alternative ( every other weekend ) for same hours.
If you’re looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients’ needs, we would love to hear from you. Please click on ‘I’m Interested’ or alternatively, contact Mohammed on 07956 014142 or 01582 742275
The Location: Home Instead is based in Luton, covering Luton and the surrounding Central Bedfordshire areas.
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