Part Time Home Care Assistant

Home Instead Senior Care ,
Barnard Castle, Durham
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Company Description Home Instead Senior Care 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. Job Description Have you ever picked up a prescription for a senior or taken them to a GP appointment? Have you ever helped an older adult around the house or paying bills? Do you provide emotional support for the older generation? If you have answered yes to any of these questions then you are a CAREGiver. CAREGiving is anything you do that enhances the quality of life for seniors and helps them to remain independent and ultimately in their own homes. Our visits with the clients are 1 hour or longer to ensure that the older person is not rushed and giving you as the CAREGiver time to build a relationship and rapport. If you are an individual who cares for a loved one 24/7, it's probably not difficult to see yourself as a CAREGiver for an elderly person. CAREGiving encompasses many of the following activities and more including: Light House Keeping Personal Care Companionship Running Errands Engaging in hobbies, activities and social interests. Most importantly, professional CAREGiving allows you to build upon the skills you already have to develop a fulfilling, rewarding career helping the older generation live rich and independent lives. We offer you exceptional support and award winning training (Winner of the Princess Royal award 2019) so that our clients receive the best possible companionship based care available ensuring that you only give the best quality care providing dignity and respect that you would expect for your own loved ones. If you are interested in working for a fabulous home care company who has recently been awarded the Top 20 Homecare Company Awards 2020 then please do get in touch we would love to know more about you and what interests you in becoming a CAREGiver with Home Instead Senior Care Barnard Castle. Qualifications * Drivers only required as out Client's can live in remote and rural locations, they may need assistance to appointments or to maintain a hobby / interest * Caring and Empathic nature * Able to use own initiative * Good working commitment * Ability to work alternate weekends, both Saturday and Sunday and some evenings if required 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 personal experience of caring for a family member or 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 relationships and will be comfortable in spending time in the company of others. Additional Information Home Instead is not your average care provider. 100% of our Clients would recommend our service. We provide only the very best care for our Clients. In a nutshell- we only provide the type of care that we would be happy with our own loved ones receiving. If you haven'y worked in care before do not worry, it's your kind caring nature that will be invaluable to the Client If you have a passion for caring and you are looking for work which is extremely rewarding 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 us on 01325 467833. We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhood's in which we work. Home Instead Senior Care 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. Qualifications: Drivers only required as out Client's can live in remote and rural locations, they may need assistance to appointments or to maintain a hobby / interest Caring and Empathic nature Able to use own initiative Good working commitment Ability to work alternate weekends, both Saturday and Sunday and some evenings if required 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 personal experience of caring for a family member or 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 relationships and will be comfortable in spending time in the company of others. Responsibilities: Have you

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