Home Instead
Care Assistant
Care Assistant at Home Instead, based in Wadebridge, South West England, paying £11.40 - £15.00 per hour. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- £11.40 - £15.00 per hour
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Wadebridge, South West England
- Closing date
- Sector
- Care Assistant
20% below the typical rate for care assistant
Reference 57528738
About the role
Home Instead is the world's leading provider of high quality, relationship led care services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our CAREGivers to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support.
Job DescriptionOur local vision is To Improve and Professionalise the Experience of Working in Care in Cornwall
- Competitive rates of pay from £11.40 per hour
- Paid scheduled 15m gaps between visits - no rushing!
- Flex and Guaranteed contracts available 15,20,25 and 30 hours.
- Paid mileage, travel and waiting time
- An industry-leading training programme, with ongoing personal development with in house courses and NVQ 2,3 and further.
- Paid holiday
- Free Employee Assistance Programme for 24/7 professional support
- Shadowing and introductions to all new clients
- A friendly and supportive office team
- Pension scheme
As a Care Professional with us, you will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support. Our pay is £11.40 per hour + travel allowance + mileage. We have a range of contracts from Flex to 15,20,25 and 30 depending on availability and ability to look after a wide range of needs.
If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding and satisfactory and have a high-degree of flexibility to meet our clients' needs, we would love to hear from you.
Additional InformationMany companies say they pay travel but they don't really. We have a real Travel and Waiting time Allowance. We schedule 15 minute gaps between visits and pay for the travel and waiting times so you are paid in full for the 15 minutes. On average this pays an extra £1.14 per hour in addition to the contact time pay of £11.40. It's a very real benefit that our employees value, but don't realise until they start.
Reference: 57528738 · Posted 6 days ago · Closes 2 Dec 2026 · Listed via Home Instead
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