Job Description Home Instead is expanding its team and looking for caring, compassionate Care Assistants to help with elderly care and to support adults living at home with a range of needs throughout the local area. Care Assistants support clients in the community to live and remain in their own home. Due to the nature of the role in the community you must be willing to travel around Wakefield and commit to working a combination of the following shift times 7am – 2.30pm and 3.45pm – 9.45pm including alternative weekends and bank holidays. We can offer full time hours 37 hours a week. At Home Instead, we can offer the following benefits for our Care Assistants: £300 joining bonus T&C's apply £13.00 per hour Additional travel time paid at £13.00 per hour Mileage allowance paid at 30p per mile Company Pension Scheme Local & Professional Support Team available Blue Light Discount Card Free DBS Check Refer A Friend Scheme Employee Benefits & Discount Scheme Award Winning, Comprehensive Induction & Ongoing Professional Development Training We are looking for applicants who live in Wakefield to assist our clients in the following areas - Normanton Featherstone Crofton Ackworth Fitzwilliam Horbury Outwood You will support clients with: Personal care tasks Medication Meal preparation Light housekeeping Shopping General companionship and wellbeing Taking clients to medical appointments