Make a difference by caring for others
Apply now to become a Home Instead Care Professional.
A Financial Times Best Employer
Home Instead has been recognised by the Financial Times as one of the top three employers in the UK, standing out amongst 500 major companies.
This ranking is based on extensive feedback from over 20,000 employees who rated their experiences in areas like workplace environment, compensation, career progression, and company image.
Achieving third place, we’re in great company alongside major brands such as Apple, HSBC, Waitrose, and Specsavers.
The role of a Care Professional
We’re looking for Care Professionals who are kind and compassionate and who, by understanding our values and our mission, are dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care. To ensure continuity for both Clients and Care Professionals, you will see the same Clients every week, with minimum one hour visits, enabling you to build a relationship and a routine focused around quality of life in the comfort of the Client’s home.
What our Care Pros say:
96 %
are proud to work
for Home Instead
95 %
feel motivated to
go the extra mile
88 %
see themselves working
at Home Instead in
12 months' time
82 %
would recommend
Home Instead as a great
place to work
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Why Home Instead
One Hour Minimum Visits
Care should never be rushed, so we’ve found the best minimum client visit time to be one hour. This help our Care Professionals focus on the overall health and wellbeing of every client.
Long Service Recognition
We wouldn’t be industry leaders without the people who’ve helped us get here. So we’re passionate about recognising and rewarding employees for the time they’ve been with us.
Online Discounts
We have hundreds of discounts for high street retailers, helping our staff live even more enjoyable and fulfilling lives.
Employee Assistance Program
Our staff’s health and wellbeing is just as important as our clients’. That’s why we offer an Employee Assistance Programme to support people through work-related or personal problems that impact their physical or mental health.
Client Matching
We’re all about building lasting relationships. So we match Care Professionals and clients based on their personalities and interests, helping them find an instant rapport with clients they’re caring for.
Industry Leading Training
Every Care Professional receives a breadth of professional knowledge and practical skills to help them keep their clients safe, well, and happy at home.
The responsibilities of a Care Pro
- Companionship: ensuring a client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit.
- Home help for everyday activities and tasks such as: planning and preparing a nutritious meal, doing light housework, and accompanying to appointments or shopping, all the things that make up their routine.
- Personal care: supporting clients with the daily essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing and grooming ensuring they can continue to live independently in their own home.
- Specialist care: if a clients needs change or progress you will receive the training to deliver the person-centred care they need, with confidence.
Available Care Professional positions
Part-time
We offer part-time positions to suit your needs. If weekends or evenings work best we can make that happen.
Full-time
We offer full-time permanent contracts or zero-hour contracts depending on your needs.
Live-in
Live with your client and make life-long bonds whilst offering the support they need.
I feel happy all the time in my work. The relationships that you get to build with Clients are special and even after a tough day I go home smiling. Lindsay, Care Professional
Working for home instead is an extremely fulfilling role with great training and support and I particularly enjoy making a positive difference to all my lovely Clients every day Zoe, Care Professional
There is so much support for me to be able to do my job effectively and confidently. I have been accurately matched to my Clients and have a great relationship with them all therefore I really enjoy going to see them. It doesn’t feel like work at all. Office staff are extremely friendly so visits into the office are very pleasant, and you really do feel a part of the team. Sarah, Care Professional
FAQs
What are the benefits of working for Home Instead?
Our motto is ‘To us its Personal’ and we live up to this statement every day both in the way we treat our clients and our Care Professionals. As we provide relationship-led care, we match our Care Professionals to clients based on a range of factors including; personalities, interests and hobbies. Along with this we focus on continuity for both client and Care Profesional which means we can create meaningful relationships between Care Professionals and their clients, which makes their jobs even more fulfilling.
In addition to careful client matching, all visits are a minimum of one hour long, so there is plenty of time to provide high quality care and spend time with the client.When you join the Home Instead family you have the best of both worlds – all the benefits of a small, community-based business, but backed with over 25 years of global expertise in providing exceptional home care.
Do I need previous experience within the Care Sector?
Whether you are new to care entirely or have just never provided it in a professional capacity, we welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life for their values, enthusiasm and empathy. Care experience is useful but not always necessary as we provide full training to ensure all our Care Professionals gain the skills to provide care confidently and competently and so they can be proud of the high quality care they deliver to our clients.
What training does Home Instead provide?
Our Care Professionals receive industry leading, award-winning training to give them the confidence, knowledge and skills to care for our clients. Fully paid training ranges from basic moving and handling, right through to our City & Guilds assured Dementia and End of Life training, and City & Guilds preferred provider Parkinsons courses.
We have additional opportunities to gain industry recognised qualifications such as Level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care, and more!As a Care Pro at Home Instead you will be completely supported through a program of bespoke training and ongoing education, including opportunities to gain specialist knowledge, helping you to progress your career.
What types of homecare services does Home Instead offer?
We support our clients with all aspects of their day to day living so they can flourish and remain independent in their own home. The types of care we provide ranges from personal care such as assisting with bathing, dressing and grooming, home help involving preparing a nutritious meal and tidying the home, companionship calls to chat and engage with clients and transporting them to events or appointments right through to overnight or live-in care.
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