Join the South Lakes team
Build a career where you are making a difference
Whether you have experience in care or are just starting out, you will find unparalleled support, training and guidance to help you establish and progress your career in care.
The role of a Care Professional
We’re looking for Care Professionals who are kind and compassionate and are dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care understanding our values and mission. Providing continuity to both Client and Care Professional means you will see the same Clients every week, with minimum 1 hour visits enabling you to build a relationship and a routine in the comfort of their home focused around quality of life.
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
Become a Care Professional today
Why Home Instead
Online Discounts
We have hundreds of discounts for high street retailers, helping our staff live even more enjoyable and fulfilling lives.
One Hour Minimum Visits
Care should never be rushed, so our visits are always minimum of 1 hour. This help our Care Professionals focus on building relationships with their clients. Our paid travel time is always allocated outside of the visit time.
Long Service Recognition
We’re passionate about recognising and rewarding employees for the time they’ve been with us. Every year, on their anniversary, each Care Professional receives £250!
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
From their initial training to ongoing courses like City and Guilds End of Life and Dementia training, every Care Professional receives first class training from our qualified Nurse, Dinah.
WorkBuzz 5-Star Employer Award
From the feedback of our Care Professionals and Clients
About our team
Our Care Professionals have the qualities we would want them to have if they were looking after our own loved ones. The difference between a good Care Professional and a great one is the Training. Our training includes our in-house courses such as Dementia Awareness and End of Life. We also have a Career Pathway which includes funded Level 2 and 3’s in Health and Social care. With one hour visits our Care Professionals have time to provide relationship led care.
Available Care Professional positions
Part-time
We offer part-time positions to suit your needs, if mornings, evenings or weekends work best we can make that happen.
Live-in
Live with your client and make life-long bonds whilst offering the support they need. The rota is usually 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, but we are happy to discuss your working preferences.
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
Home instead really do care about us. we are treated with respect and dignity. Our lives matter and the love and support shown to us it outstanding. I’m proud I work for such a great company.
Karen, 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
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.
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.
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.
We support our Clients with all aspects of their day to day living so they can flourish and remain independent in their own homes. The type of care we provide ranges through personal care, such as assisting with bathing, dressing and grooming, and home help involving preparing a nutritious meal and tidying the home, to companionship calls to chat and engage with Clients, or transport them to events or appointments if necessary.
Job positions at South Lakes
Care Pro | Full-time
South Lakes
Type:
Full-time
Pay:
£14 - £17 per hour
Care Pro | Part-time
South Lakes
Type:
Part-time
Pay:
£14 - £17 per hour
Care Pro | Live-in
South Lakes
Type:
Live-in
Pay:
£14 - £17 per hour