Evening Care Assistant | Southend, Westcliff & Leigh on Sea
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Position Overview & Specifications
Role: Care Professional
Pay: £11.00 -12.50 Per Hour
Working Hours: 4pm-10pm / 6pm-10pm
Working Days: Tuesday- Saturday / Sunday – Thursday
Home Instead is an award-winning care provider that is changing the way individuals are cared for in their own homes. Our emphasis is giving time, building relationships, and delivering care that improves a person's quality of life.
Do you have a few hours spare of an evening? Feeling the pinch with the rise in the cost of living? Have a naturally caring personality and have a desire to be a support to others in your local community?
Then we would like to hear from you!
Job Description
Being a Care Assistant with Home Instead Southend is a highly rewarding position, where no two days are the same! With minimum 1 hour care visits and client matching, you have the time to provide high quality, person-focused care.
“I can’t praise the company enough, I am sure I can speak on behalf of all Care Professionals, we absolutely love our job”.
Stacey
Home Instead Southend | Care Professional
Duties can include:
- Companionship - ensuring your client enjoys regular and meaningful social interaction is an important part of your visit.
- Help with everyday tasks such as meal preparation and light housework.
- Personal care - supporting our clients with the essentials such as bathing, showering, dressing, and grooming to keep them healthy and independent.
We are Looking for people with:
- Ability to work evenings with the flexibility of hours building, between 4pm – 10pm.
- A warm heart, a caring nature and ability to build long-lasting positive relationships.
- Personable, empathetic, reliable, and trustworthy personality
- Genuine interest in becoming part of an exceptional organisation.
Qualifications
No experience is necessary as full training is given to all new Care Professionals. We carefully match our clients and Care Professionals based on similar personalities, hobbies and interests. All of our client visits are a minimum of one hour so you will have time to deliver excellent standards of care and have time to enjoy getting to know your clients.
Additional Information
Why work for us?
- Excellent pay rates - from £11.00 per hour to £12.50 plus double pay on Bank Holidays.
- Hours building through a schedule that suits you!
- Minimum 1-hour Visits – so you have the time needed with your clients.
- £100 Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Travel Time & Mileage
- Award Winning Training and ongoing support, with genuine career development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme - available 24/7
- Flexible working week inclusive of every other weekend- For the continuity of care for our clients.
- Exclusive discounts scheme – at supermarkets, utility providers and more.
- A warm and friendly company that provides you with all the support you need to become a confident and comfortable Care Professional.
- WPA Health Care Benefits Scheme
If this is something you would be interested in, apply today, we would love to hear from you!
Or if you know someone who would make a fantastic Care Professional, refer them today and receive £100, providing your referral completes 25 hours of care with us.
Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/careinsouthend
Call us to find out more: 01702 787233.
THIS ROLE REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE UK AND HAS THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK. We are not sponsoring VISA applications at this time.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Healthcare Services & Hospitals
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Evening Care Assistant | Southend, Westcliff & Leigh on Sea roles across Home Instead's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Healthcare Services & Hospitals.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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