Care Assistant

Home Instead Lewes District and Uckfield

What is CARE with Home Instead?

C – Companionship

A – Affection

R – Relationships

E – Exceptional care

Offering a variety of visits throughout the day we want to provide companionship-based care that allows affectionate relationships that lead to exceptional care.

Home Instead isn’t heavily focused on personal care but supporting client’s independence within their own homes and supporting with activities within the community.

Who are Home Instead Lewes District and Uckfield?

We are owned and operated independently and run with a team of staff with family roots deep in our community. We want to treat our care professionals as well as we do our clients and provide a better way of working.

So, what to expect of a day as a Care Professional?

Whether you're supporting someone to get up and ready for the day, taking them shopping or just sitting down reminiscing while looking at photo albums, the care you provide for Home Instead will be a positive impact on that person’s life. Offering Personal Care, Home Help, Companionship or Live-In, we are to be the people that can!

So what do we want from you?

• Time – To get to know the people of our community that need support
• Love – Our clients need to know there is someone out there to help them
• Empathy – After a lifetime of love, family and friends, when our clients end up alone, we want someone to hear their stories
• Care – We need someone that wants to make the world a better place through care

What do we give you for it?

• Guaranteed Hours Contracts on a range of availabilities – offering contracts of Minimum Guaranteed Hours of 10, 16 and 30
• Minimum one-hour visits with each client - No 15,30 or 45 minute calls that rush you through your care.
• Friendly and supportive team - Always a friendly face to turn to
• Above Living Wage Rate of Pay - £11.00 hourly base Rate (and this is basic rate excluding travel time, mileage contribution, paid holiday, and all the other bits some companies wrap into their wage offer)
• Enhanced Weekend Rates - £11.50 hourly base Rate (You also get an enhanced rate before 8am and after 8pm and at weekends!)
• Mileage contribution of 25p per mile and support with tax relief top up to 45p.
• Paid Travel Time Between first and last clients (excluding breaks)
• Double time payment for bank holidays.
• Paid DBS application.*
• Paid Training for in house sessions and E-Learning*
• Access to Blue Light Card - Even more savings in high street shops.
• Award-winning training and development.
• Career Development with NVQ and City and Guild accredited awards available.
• Paid on completion of probation

If you want a role that gives more than just an excellent pay packet, but a career where you know you’re making the world a better place, call us on 01273 4370140

This job is based in the Lewes District and Uckfield Area and a right to work will have to be established as part of the recruitment process. We are not currently able to offer sponsorship.