Senior Care Assistant - Guaranteed Hours

Home Instead has arrived in Mendip Hills, Midsomer Norton & Frome and we're incredibly excited to be bringing our award-winning home care and meaningful job opportunities to North and East Somerset.

Home Instead is one of the UK's leading home care providers, with over 270 offices nationwide. We're proud to have been named the Leading Provider of Home Care at the 2024 Leaders in Care Awards and to be recognised as the most recommended home care provider on Homecare.co.uk in 2025.

Our new office forms part of the Home Instead Virtus Care Group, alongside our established offices in Oxfordshire, Wiltshire & South Gloucestershire. Together, our three offices have many years of experience delivering exceptional, relationship-led care that helps older people remain happy, safe and independent in the homes they love with Outstanding CQC ratings.

We're now bringing that same commitment to quality to our newest territory, supporting older adults across Cheddar, Winscombe, the Mendip Hills, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Frome and the surrounding villages. As our service begins, we're looking for kind, compassionate and dependable people to join our team as Care Professionals.

Whether you're completely new to care or already have experience, we'd love to hear from you.

*Guaranteed hours contract of 30 hours per week*
Working hours would need to cover our core times - typically 8am - 1pm & 3:45pm - 9:45pm.
We are open to exact days, but this would need to include alternate weekends
Are you an experienced Care Assistant and looking for the next step in your career?
We are looking for a Senior Care Assistant to join our team and support our ever-growing client base with their day-to-day lives and to remain as independent as possible within their own homes. 
Covering our core times, you will support with getting our clients up and ready for their day, breakfast & medication, personal care needs, home help tasks, meal preparation and the end of day teatime and bedtime routines. 
As a Senior Care Assistant, you would also support the office with tasks and also other Care Assistant's in the field. 
As a Senior Care Assistant with us, we can offer you:

• A guaranteed minimum hours contract of 30 hours per week
• £13 per hour and double pay on a bank holiday
• Paid mileage & travel time between visits
• Regular clients and minimum 1 hour visits
• Full, paid 'Client specific' training through our Brand New Care Skills Academy
• We'll get you through your Care Certificate over your first few weeks
• Clear career pathways & qualifications (NVQs)
• Pension scheme and holiday pay
• Referral bonuses – get rewarded for helping us grow our team and client base
• Access to your pay before payday
• Free Blue Light Card and discounted fuel
• Be part of a supportive, close-knit team with ongoing support
• Build lasting relationships with clients and their families
• No experience required - we will provide you with all the tools you need to succeed

Due to the nature of the role, we need you be be aged 18 or over and a full driving licence and access to a vehicle is desired. 
We also require an alternate weekend working (both Saturday & Sunday).
Apply today and we will be in touch with you!
Find out more about us here: https://www.homeinstead.co.uk/office/mendip-hills/
Please note: This is a UK-based role and an offer of employment is contingent on candidates having the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer support with sponsorship or switches.