Provide older adults with respectful personal care, mobility support, meals, light household help, medication reminders and companionship, helping them live safely and comfortably with dignity.
Care Assistant- Weekends
📜 Description
- Support older adults with personal care and mobility.
- Prepare meals and drinks, and help keep clients’ homes tidy and safe.
- Offer companionship through conversation and shared activities.
- Assist with health tasks such as catheter, stoma and nail care; training is provided.
- Make visits of at least one hour focused on clients’ comfort, safety and wellbeing.
🛠️ Requirements
- Right to work in the UK
- Full Driving Licence & access to a Car
- Clear English and good communication skills
✨ Benefits
- 35p per mile.
- Fully paid training and Care Certificate.
- Birthday and appreciation gifts.
- Pension and wellbeing support.
- Staff discounts.
- Annual team events.
- Career progression support.
Full 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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