Why This Role Stands Out
Embrace a rewarding career with Home Instead as a Weekend Care Assistant, offering an excellent hourly rate and the chance to make a real difference in clients' lives through relationship-based care. You'll thrive in this supportive environment with opportunities for growth, making you an ideal candidate if you are compassionate and seeking a meaningful role. Apply today to join a team that genuinely values its members and provides comprehensive training and benefits.
Quick Overview
Job Description
We're an expanding franchise situated in the Weald region of Kent and Sussex. Our team is known for its warmth and professionalism, delivering Relationship-Based Care to our valued clients across the area.
Title: Weekend Care Assistant - Community Visits
Location: Wadhurst
Salary: £14.5 p/h - Enhanced rate on BH
Benefits:
- Minimum 1 hour visit- time to care and connect
- Paid training, client introduction and shadowing visits
- No uniform
- Paid travel time, wait time and mileage
- EAP- 24/7 confidential consultation service
- Opportunity for career development
- Holiday, pension and blue light card
- Guaranteed contract option
Roles and Responsibility as a Care Assistant
- Companionship- spending quality time with your client, and being a friendly, familiar face.
- Home Help/ Meal Preparation – assisting with light housekeeping, laundry, cooking simple meal or prepare their ready meals.
- Medication Support – reminding or assisting with taking medications.
- Personal Hygiene – supporting with dressing, undressing, toileting and bathing.
- Getting Out and About – accompanying them to the shops, a café, garden centre, or just a walk for fresh air.
Why join us?
We care deeply for our Care Assistants—just as we do for our clients. That means support, respect, and genuine appreciation every step of the way. Becoming part of our team is a chance to feel valued, build meaningful relationships, and join a friendly, supportive workplace with an open-door policy and a culture of warm, honest conversation—all while sharing a purpose: making a real difference in people’s lives every single day.
Skill set for a Care Assistant
- Ability to communicate clearly and build relationships with clients in a friendly manner.
- Flexibility for alternative weekend.
- UK full driving licence and a reliable car.
No experience? No problem.
Full training and support provided – all you need is a kind heart and the desire to make a difference.
Apply Now:
We take time to match you with clients and build trusting, long-term relationships while providing full training and ongoing support. We would love to hear from you today if you share our values.
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