Afternoon & Evening Care Professional — Weekend Work Purpose | Paid Training | Care

Company Description

Home Instead Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Wem is recruiting caring, dependable people to support older adults in their own homes on Sunday afternoons and evenings
. With minimum 1-hour visits, you’ll have time to deliver proper, person-centred care and build real relationships — not rushed calls.

• Unrushed, relationship-led home visits

• Consistent Sunday afternoon & evening hours

• Paid training from day one

• Accredited development pathways available

• Supportive local management team

This position requires reliable local travel between client visits, so applications are invited from candidates living within our immediate service area only.

What you’ll do

Provide practical support and companionship, including:

• Companionship and emotional reassurance

• Personal care and daily routines

• Medication prompts/support (where required)

• Mobility support and safe assistance

• Meal preparation and light household tasks

You’ll bring reassurance and continuity at an important part of the day for clients.

No Experience Needed — Full Training Provided

We welcome people new to care as well as experienced carers. You will receive:

• Structured induction and shadowing

• Paid mandatory training

• Ongoing coaching and supervision

• Option to undertake accredited Dementia Care training

• Option to undertake accredited End of Life Care training

• Financial support towards Health & Social Care qualifications

• Opportunities to increase hours and progress

• £12.60 – £13.60 per hour (higher rates with completed NVQ levels)

• Paid travel and wait time

• 35p per mile mileage

• Guaranteed hours available

• Flexible weekend scheduling

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

• Responsive on-call support

• Regular, planned Sunday shifts

• Ideal alongside weekday work or study

• Option to expand into additional hours over time