Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.25 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | St. Albans, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Home Instead St Albans |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Primary Responsibilities
• Reflect the core values of Home Instead franchise
• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
• Document daily activities and report any significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
• Maintain regular communication with line manager and office staff
Companionship Services which could include, but are not limited to:
• Offer companionship and conversation
• Monitor diet and eating
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies and crafts)
• Arrange and provide reminders for appointments, activities and outings
• Help with travel arrangements
• Organise mail and write letters
• Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
• Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)
Home Help Services which could include, but are not limited to:
• Run errands / collect prescriptions etc
• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning
bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.)
• Organise and tidy cupboards and check food expiry dates
• Plan prepare and tidy away meals
• Answer the door
• Assist with pet care
• Supervise home maintenance
• Help with shopping and oversee home deliveries
Personal Care Services which could include, but are not limited to:
• Provide medication reminders
• Help with bathing, dressing and grooming
• Help with continence care
• Assist to eat and drink
• Provide Dementia / Alzheimer care
• Provide respite / convalescence care
• Assist with morning/wake up and or evening/tuck in
Secondary Responsibilities
• Participate in company sponsored training and social events including Care Professional meetings
• Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability in a timely manner
• Participate in PEAQ engagement Survey
• Document client information in Client and Life Journal
• May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a
client’s vehicle
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
Essential Criteria
• Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
• Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and
pleasant manner
• Willingness to work and communicate professionally with Home Instead office teams and other social and
health care professionals
• Respect for people with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own and who may have a range of
medical conditions. Commitment to non-discriminatory care practice
• Willing to seek guidance when needed and follow instructions
• Excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable
• Ability to adapt to change quickly and make common sense decisions at short notice
• Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance
• Good level of stamina and fitness to meet the physical demands of the job
• This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body
• Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes)
• Reflect the core values of Home Instead franchise
• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
• Document daily activities and report any significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
• Maintain regular communication with line manager and office staff
Companionship Services which could include, but are not limited to:
• Offer companionship and conversation
• Monitor diet and eating
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies and crafts)
• Arrange and provide reminders for appointments, activities and outings
• Help with travel arrangements
• Organise mail and write letters
• Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
• Accompany to appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)
Home Help Services which could include, but are not limited to:
• Run errands / collect prescriptions etc
• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning
bathrooms, kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants etc.)
• Organise and tidy cupboards and check food expiry dates
• Plan prepare and tidy away meals
• Answer the door
• Assist with pet care
• Supervise home maintenance
• Help with shopping and oversee home deliveries
Personal Care Services which could include, but are not limited to:
• Provide medication reminders
• Help with bathing, dressing and grooming
• Help with continence care
• Assist to eat and drink
• Provide Dementia / Alzheimer care
• Provide respite / convalescence care
• Assist with morning/wake up and or evening/tuck in
Secondary Responsibilities
• Participate in company sponsored training and social events including Care Professional meetings
• Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability in a timely manner
• Participate in PEAQ engagement Survey
• Document client information in Client and Life Journal
• May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a
client’s vehicle
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
Essential Criteria
• Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
• Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build relationships with clients and their families in a friendly and
pleasant manner
• Willingness to work and communicate professionally with Home Instead office teams and other social and
health care professionals
• Respect for people with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own and who may have a range of
medical conditions. Commitment to non-discriminatory care practice
• Willing to seek guidance when needed and follow instructions
• Excellent timekeeper who is organised and reliable
• Ability to adapt to change quickly and make common sense decisions at short notice
• Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance
• Good level of stamina and fitness to meet the physical demands of the job
• This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body
• Class 1 business insurance (if using own car for business purposes)