Home Care Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Home Instead Swansea is your local, multi award-winning home care company, now recruiting for Care Support Workers in the Swansea area.
Our team are dedicated to providing person-centred care; ensuring our client is at the heart of all of our decisions. We create bespoke care packages that cover not just the clients needs, but also what they want. Maybe they want to go out for ice cream once a week, or maybe they’d like to go and watch the Swans play football, whatever it is, we make that happen, and that’s why we are different. Due to this, with us you can enjoy a huge variety of calls, keeping the job interesting!
We pride ourselves on our matching process and continuity. When you join us, we will carefully match you with your client based on your personality and interests, and then keep you with them so you can build meaningful relationships. We also only do 1-hour calls or longer, so you can slow down, stop rushing about, and enjoy quality time with your clients.
Job Description
Role Duties:
- Assisting to groups and on days out
- Helping with shopping
- Meal preparation
- Dementia care
- Light domestic duties
- Accompanying to appointments
- Administering or prompting medication
- Support with personal care
Working Hours:
We are currently recruiting for a number of roles, with a variety of shift patterns as detailed below. These shifts may have some flexibility, so get in touch to discuss your options.
- 7 am – 2pm
- 6pm – 10pm
- Weekends (Sat & Sun)
- Live-In Care (24/7)
Should you wish to start on a part-time basis and build your hours in the future, we are able to facilitate this.
Pay Details:
We now pay an enhanced wage of £11 per hour in the week, and £11.25 on the weekends. We pay double time on bank holidays, meaning for these days you will be paid between £22 and £22.50 per hour. This also applies to your travel time. We pay 35p per mile mileage payment, which can be topped up by the council to 45p (T&C)
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Additional Information
Employee Benefits:
- Hourly Pay: £11 (Weekdays) £11.25 (Weekends)
- Double Pay on Bank Holidays
- Paid Travel Time & Mileage
- Paid Manual Handling Training
- Paid Enhanced DBS Certificate
- Paid Holidays (28 days pro rata)
- Unlimited Refer-a-Friends Bonus Scheme
- Staff Discounts Schemes
- Guaranteed Hours Contracts
- Staff Well-being Scheme
- Unlimited Training & Progression Opportunities
- 24/7 Office Support
- Regular Recognition Bonuses
APPLY on Indeed, or give Megan a CALL on 01792 790890
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 Home Care Assistant 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 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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