Quick Overview
Job Description
At Home Instead Market Harborough, our Care Assistants are known as Care Professionals. We value our team, recognise their skills and dedication, and treat every member with the respect they deserve.
There’s nothing quite like seeing a client smile and hearing a genuine thank you. Working in care brings a real sense of purpose and job satisfaction, knowing that the support you provide can make a meaningful difference to someone’s day and quality of life.
As a Care Professional with Home Instead, you’ll receive full training, ongoing support and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications in care. Whether you’re looking for a few hours a week or several hours a day, our flexible roles can fit around other work, family life and your existing commitments.
Care is a career with a future. As our population continues to age, the need for compassionate, reliable and dedicated Care Professionals will continue to grow. The skills you develop in care are valuable, transferable and, most importantly, make a real difference to the lives of the people you support.
Our personalised care services help our clients remain safe and comfortable within their own home. All our clients are wonderfully unique; it’s lovely to spend time listening to their stories and lives. As a carer your care visits may include:
Personal Care – helping someone to get up in a morning, the usual things we all may need a little help with at some time in our lives, supporting with washing, grooming, continence care and getting dressed.
Companionship – conversation and good company - assist with writing letters and enjoying a chat, shopping and much more
Activities – accompanying to outings and social events such as a local friendship lunch club and to encourage hobbies and pastimes
Plan, prepare and cook nutritious food - rediscovering favourite family recipes
Medication – collecting prescriptions, medication reminders
Light housekeeping –ensuring their home is spotless, safe, tidy
Many of our clients live in rural and remote locations where public transport is limited or unavailable. As a result, the successful candidate will need to be able to travel reliably and independently to and from clients' homes, which may be in areas that are difficult to access by public transport. Travel may be required during early mornings, evenings and periods of reduced daylight.
Applicants should carefully consider whether they can meet the travel requirements of the role before applying.
At Home Instead we value a kind, compassionate heart above all else. We provide full, paid training for all our Care Professional’s as standard, although you may not have had formal care training any previous care or personal experiences are always very welcome.
As many of our clients are based in rural locations, access to reliable transportation is essential.
What we offer:
We believe in person-centred care for our clients, which means all our visits are a minimum of 1 hour, to give plenty of time to complete tasks and get to know your client.
We love to match our care staff to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies and you will consistently see the same clients each time. Average hour contracts are available.
Paid mileage at 0.45p per mile after your first 5 miles
Paid waiting time - If you have 60minutes or less between two clients we will pay you £12.75 to wait
Elevated pay rate – Monday to Friday 5pm to 9am £14.00, Saturday and Sunday 5pm-9am £15.00
Fully paid, comprehensive training with opportunities for additional courses and NVQs as you work
Full on-the-job support from a dedicated and friendly care management team
Free Full Enhanced DBS
Employee referral scheme – up to £225 per referral.
Care Professional Workshops where you can meet other care professionals put a face to the name that you will often see in your client’s notes
Employee discounts program, including exclusive discounts at major high street stores
Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme (for healthcare advice, counselling sessions and financial wellbeing resources)
Our staff do not wear uniform all we ask is that you dress professionally
Weekends are important so you have every other weekend free
Contact us today:
We are very proud that Home Instead (Market Harborough, Oadby, Corby & Rutland) is the highest rated Care provider in the East Midlands – OUTSTANDING IN ALL FIVE AREAS rated by CQC.
Would you like to begin or further your professional career in care?
We are so glad you have found us at Home Instead Market Harborough!
Call Tom on 0116 298 4744 / 01858 540 317 / 01536 737 501 / 01572 898 147 to learn more or click apply today!
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead are 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 and reference checks.
Applicants must be UK resident; we cannot offer sponsorship. You will need a driving licence and a car.
A job with us is extremely rewarding! Join a team that values connection, purpose, and genuine appreciation for the impact you make every single day. So, if you enjoy spending time with other people, have a smiley personality and want to know more about a role with us, we would love to hear from you!