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Weekend Care Assistant - West Lothian

Home InsteadLivingston, Scotland, UK

30+ days ago

Job type

Part-time

Job description

Home Instead West Lothian cover West Lothian and the surrounding areas including Bathgate Broxburn Linlithgow BoNess Winchburgh Kirkliston and Balerno.

We are looking for Care Professionals who can work evenings up to 10 : 15pm and work alternate weekends

Benefits :

Great rates of pay - from 14.10 per hour plus time and a half on bank holidays
Minimum 1 hour calls giving you the time to care.
Training - full induction programme where we provide award winning training plus other opportunities to develop your career.
Auto-enrolment pension scheme
Employee referral bonus programme
Mileage and paid travel time - we pay you for the time it takes you to get between your clients visits
Employee assistance programme - access to counselling and other benefits to help with the everyday
Exclusive discounts scheme supermarkets high street stores and more.

Responsibilities :

Being a Care Professional is an essential role supporting older people to live well at home. With the support of our team and industry leading training you can feel fully equipped to deliver the high-quality care Home Instead has become known for.

Heres what you could be doing :

Companionship - ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit

Help with everyday tasks from cooking a meal to light housework

Helping your client access their community by accompanying them to the shops or appointments

Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing showering dressing and grooming to keep them healthy and independent

Qualifications :

We are looking for kind and compassionate people like you to join our Home Instead team. Whether you have direct experience in care personally or professionally or are just starting out we offer industry leading training to all of our Care Professionals to help you help others.

Our only requirements are :

A caring nature and the desire to make a positive impact on others

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Flexible and adaptable to our clients needs

Aged 18 or older

A driving license & access to a reliable vehicle (as you may be required to take clients out and about)

Additional Information :

As a Care Professional you will receive industry leading training great rates of pay and excellent support.

If youre looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients needs we would love to hear from you. Please click on Im Interested or alternatively contact us on

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 an enhanced disclosure check.

Although not essential for the role ideally candidates should hold a full valid drivers licence and have access to their own vehicle as they will be required to travel between clients homes.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Part-time

Key Skills

Senior Care,Nursing Home Experience,Hospital Experience,Acute Care,Basic Math,Computer Skills,Caregiving,Vital Signs Experience,Medical Terminology,Rota Management,Mentoring,Leadership Skill

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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