Care Professional - Home Instead Wembley
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 December 2025 |
| Location: | Wembley, North West London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Home Instead |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Company Description
At Home Instead, we offer top-notch non-medical care and companionship services for seniors, making us the leading provider worldwide. Our visits always last for at least an hour, and our award-winning training ensures that our Care Professionals deliver only the best care. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable personalised support. We’re proud of our excellent reputation for the quality care we provide to our clients.
Job Description
Companionship Services:
• Offer companionship and conversation.
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (e.g., clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts).
• Accompany clients to appointments and social events (e.g., visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings).
Home Help Services:
• Perform light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms and kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants, etc.).
• Organise and tidy cupboards, check food expiry dates, and support with shopping.
• Demonstrate knowledge of good food safety and the ability to cook a variety of meals from raw ingredients.
• Assist with pet care.
Personal Care:
• Support with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Assist with continence care.
• Consider and understand the perspective of individuals with Dementia/Alzheimer’s.
• Assist with morning and evening routines.
Essential Criteria:
• Ability to listen, communicate clearly, and build relationships with clients and families in a friendly, pleasant manner.
• Respect for people from different backgrounds and beliefs, including those with a range of medical conditions; commitment to non-discriminatory care practice.
• Excellent timekeeping, organisation, and reliability.
• Good hygiene practices, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance.
• Willingness to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body.
• Class 1 business insurance (if using your own car for business purposes) or reliable transport.
Qualifications
No formal qualifications required. If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we aim 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 DBS disclosure.
Pay
• £13 per hour
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
Benefits
• Free Blue Light Card – national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Referral Bonus Scheme
• Health Assured (24/7) helpline support
• Mileage allowance
• Career progression opportunities
• Level 2 NVQ
• Level 3 NVQ
• Please note: we are unable to offer sponsorships at this time.
At Home Instead, we offer top-notch non-medical care and companionship services for seniors, making us the leading provider worldwide. Our visits always last for at least an hour, and our award-winning training ensures that our Care Professionals deliver only the best care. We match our Care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable personalised support. We’re proud of our excellent reputation for the quality care we provide to our clients.
Job Description
Companionship Services:
• Offer companionship and conversation.
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (e.g., clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts).
• Accompany clients to appointments and social events (e.g., visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings).
Home Help Services:
• Perform light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms and kitchens, washing and ironing, taking out rubbish, caring for houseplants, etc.).
• Organise and tidy cupboards, check food expiry dates, and support with shopping.
• Demonstrate knowledge of good food safety and the ability to cook a variety of meals from raw ingredients.
• Assist with pet care.
Personal Care:
• Support with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Assist with continence care.
• Consider and understand the perspective of individuals with Dementia/Alzheimer’s.
• Assist with morning and evening routines.
Essential Criteria:
• Ability to listen, communicate clearly, and build relationships with clients and families in a friendly, pleasant manner.
• Respect for people from different backgrounds and beliefs, including those with a range of medical conditions; commitment to non-discriminatory care practice.
• Excellent timekeeping, organisation, and reliability.
• Good hygiene practices, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance.
• Willingness to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure from the relevant body.
• Class 1 business insurance (if using your own car for business purposes) or reliable transport.
Qualifications
No formal qualifications required. If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we aim 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 DBS disclosure.
Pay
• £13 per hour
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
Benefits
• Free Blue Light Card – national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Referral Bonus Scheme
• Health Assured (24/7) helpline support
• Mileage allowance
• Career progression opportunities
• Level 2 NVQ
• Level 3 NVQ
• Please note: we are unable to offer sponsorships at this time.