Punjabi Speaking Part Time Care Assistant (UK APPLICANTS ONLY)
Part-time
Date Advert Closes: 01 May 2022
At Home Instead, we offer top‑notch non‑medical care and companionship services for seniors, making us the leading provider worldwide. Our visits always last for at least an hour, and our award‑winning training ensures that our Care Professionals deliver only the best care. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable us to provide personalised support. We’re proud of our excellent reputation for quality care we provide to our clients.
Companionship Services
- Offer companionship and conversation.
- Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (e.g. clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts).
- Accompany to appointments and social events (e.g. visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings).
Home Help Services
- Perform light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants, etc.).
- Organise and tidy cupboards; check food expiry dates and shopping.
- Knowledge of good food safety and ability to cook healthy Italian meals from raw ingredients.
Personal Care
- Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Help with continence care.
- Consider and understand the point of view of the person with Dementia/Alzheimer’s disease.
- Assist with morning and evening routine.
- Ability to listen, communicate clearly, and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and pleasant manner.
- Respect for people with different backgrounds and beliefs, including those with a range of medical conditions; commitment to non‑discriminatory care practice.
- Excellent timekeeping, organised and reliable.
- Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance.
- This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body.
- Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes) or reliable transport.
Eligibility Criteria
- Resident in the UK.
- All Right to Work documents available.
- All benefits.
- Care experience preferred.
No qualification required; however, if you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.
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).
Benefits
- Enhanced pay on bank holidays.
- Free Blue Light Card – National Discount card for hundreds of retailers.
- Referral Bonus Scheme.
- Health Assured (24/7) Helpline support.
- Level 2 NVQ.
- Level 3 NVQ.
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorships at this time.
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