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Care Assistant- Weekends

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Right to work in the UK
  • Full Driving Licence & access to a Car
  • Clear English and good communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Support older adults with personal care and mobility
  • Make meals or a comforting drink
  • Keep the home tidy and safe
  • Provide companionship and support with health tasks (training provided)

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Reliability

About the company

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Home Instead UK

  • Home, Senior & Disability Care
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Here at Home Instead, our mission is to expand the world's capacity to care. Across the globe we care for thousands of older adults, helping them live well at home for longer. In the UK, we’re reaching more older people than ever with an expansive network of 240 independently owned and operated franchise offices who play a key role in their local community.What we doOur quality, award-winning home care services support wellbeing and allow older people to live independently at home in familiar surroundings. From personal care, companionship and home help to specialist dementia, end of life and Parkinson’s care, our CAREGivers can support a wide range of needs. Join our networkOwning a Home Instead franchise offers a truly rewarding opportunity in a growing market. We’re with you every step of the way guiding each franchisee throughout their journey, enabling them to grow a successful home care business that really does make a difference. Find out about our care services: www.homeinstead.co.uk Find out about our franchise opportunity: www.homeinstead.co.uk/franchise/

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Job description

Company Description

At Home Instead we are looking for kind, reliable Care Assistants to support older adults across Folkestone and Hythe, Kent.

The Morning shift will be: 07:00-14:00 and the Evening shift is 16:00-21:00 all of our Care Professionals work Weekends.

If you have a caring heart and a friendly smile, you can make someone’s day — from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave!.

At Home Instead, we focus on quality care, offering both companionship and personal support so clients can live safely, comfortably and with dignity.

Job Description

Care as it should be — unhurried, personal, rewarding!.

At Home Instead, we give you the time to make a difference. Our visits are at least an hour long, so you can focus on what matters — helping someone feel safe, comfortable and valued.

You’ll be supporting older adults with things like:

  • Personal care and mobility

  • Making a meal or a comforting cuppa

  • Keeping their home tidy and safe

  • Sharing stories, laughter and companionship

  • Supporting with some health tasks — e.g. catheter care, stoma care, nail care (training provided)

No previous care experience? No problem — we’ll train, support and cheer you on from day one.

Why you’ll love working with us:

  • £14.25–£15.70/hr + 35p per mile

  • Fully paid training & Care Certificate

  • Birthday and appreciation gifts

  • Pension & wellbeing support

  • Staff discounts and annual team events

  • Real career progression — we’ll help you grow

Qualifications

What you’ll need:

  • Right to work in the UK

  • Full Driving Licence & access to a Car

  • Clear English and good communication skills

Join a team where care is done the right way. Apply now — and change lives, one visit at a time.

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