Home Help Burnley/Hyndburn

Salary: £10.50 per hour

Hours: Flexible hours to suit building up to between 12 and 25 hours weekly

(Please note we cannot guarentee 12hrs at the start of your employment)

Age UK Lancashire have a vision where those in later life can make positive contributions to the communities they live in, make informed choices and retain their independence and wellbeing.

Our Home Help service assists older people in remaining active, independent and linked in to their local community. Our positions can provide flexible hours with the option of increasing working hours depending on the need in your location.

The service is available between 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday so there is no weekend or evening work. As a Home Help you will provide regular visits to older people in their own homes and be responsible for a wide range of household cleaning tasks, including laundry and ironing. Some older people may also request to have errands completed for example shopping, or picking up prescriptions.

Our Home Helps are caring, compassionate and reliable. You will need to have a genuine interest in the wellbeing of older people. Motivated & committed with a flexible attitude and good organisation skills.

This is a hugely rewarding role as our Home Helps can form friendly working relationships with older people.

This is more than just a cleaning job.

Have you got what it takes to make a difference?

Benefits:

• Comprehensive training.
• Fully Insured.
• Mobile phone & lone working App provided for your safety.
• Uniform & PPE provided.
• Paid travel time & mileage allowance.
• Holiday allowance & sick pay.
• Company Pension

Guidance and support is offered at all times.

You will need to have your own transport/appropriate insurance and an enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Please note that there are no personal care duties involved in this role

Closing Date: Monday 17th April 2023 (Early applications welcome)

Further information and application form can be downloaded below. Please take a look at the full job description and person specification before applying.

To apply please send your completed application or a current CV to recruitment@ageuklancs.org.uk

Equality & Diversity-Age UK Lancashire are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. Please complete the attached form to allow us to monitor our applicant and staff diversity.

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