Care Assistant - Dunfermline

 Full UK Driving License & access to your own vehicle required.

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of home care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support.  

Here at Home Instead West Fife and Kinross, we are looking to grow our team of Care Assistants, with a variety of hours and different contract options available.

We provide award-winning home care of the highest quality. Care Assistants are known as Care Professionals within Home Instead and the care and support our Care Professionals deliver is designed to allow our clients to live independently in their own homes.

You do not need any experience or qualifications to become a Care Professional and we encourage people from different sectors to apply, whether that is: retail, hospitality, childcare, customer service, delivery driving. We provide training and support from the start. 

Care Professional benefits: 

• Award winning training
• Paid PVG check 
• Excellent rates of pay starting from £12.50 per hour
• Variety of hours/contracts available to fit around your lifestyle and commitments.
• Paid Business Mileage
• Full learning and development programme
• Free SVQ Health and Social Care Qualification
• Care Professional social events
• Employee referral bonus
• Career progression and personal development opportunities
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program 
• Access to discounts for big brand stores, utility providers and more

What does being a Care Professional involve?

• Minimum 1-hour visits
• Introductions to all new clients
• Care Professionals matched to clients based on personality, background, hobbies and interests.
• Companionship lead care service
• Shopping, general household tasks and preparing fresh food – from scratch!
• Building strong professional relationships
• Variety on non-medical services to help the client stay as independent as possible in their own home 

Day range:

A variety of personalised schedules, Monday to Friday and alternate weekends

Location

Dunfermline & surrounding areas

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 enhanced criminal record checks.

You will be required to travel between our client's homes; therefore, a valid UK driver's licence and access to a vehicle would be essential.

We are actively recruiting now, if you're looking for a rewarding career which is extremely worthwhile and satisfactory and has a high degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, please 'click apply', or contact us on 01383 668866 as we would love to hear from you!