Looking for a Meaningful Part-Time Job for Pensioners?
Support Elderly People in Need of Help Near You
Are you retired and looking for a fulfilling way to spend your free time? Apply to become a helper with us! As a helper, you’ll have the opportunity to support elderly people in your area while earning extra income.
You’ll assist a specific senior with everyday tasks and provide companionship. Your responsibilities may include household chores, running errands, or going for walks together. The tasks assigned to you will always depend on your previous experience, training, and personal preferences.
Many of our helpers have formed genuine friendships with the seniors they support! Find out below what being a helper could mean for you.
Here's How to Get Started with Us
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Fill out the short application form, introducing yourself and telling us why you'd love to work as a helper.
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Once your application is complete and convincing, we’ll add your profile to our waiting list.
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As soon as a new request comes up in your area, we’ll inform you and invite you to a personal meeting.
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You will meet the senior during an initial visit. If it’s a good match, the visits will continue as planned.
Insight into the Job as a Helper
Philip is a health and care assistant who helps the elderly. For example, he makes them breakfast, reads the newspaper to them, and plays cards with them.
"I can fully commit to supporting my senior and dedicate all the time they need, without any rush or pressure. It's about providing the care and attention they deserve, at their own pace."
Frequently Asked Questions
Our helpers assist the elderly with daily activities and gradually build long-term relationships with them and their families.
The role of a helper can vary depending on the type of help provided.
Home Help: Cleaning, housekeeping, laundry, changing bed linen, dishwashing, errands, groceries, meal preparation and help with digital devices
Companionship Care: Walks, outings and help with appointments
Respite Care: Sitting in for family caregiver
In all cases, every task and the associated activities are discussed with you in advance; you decide which senior you would like to assist.
You should enjoy working with the elderly and be able to work independently. Additionally you should be able to:
Commit to agreed visits.
Foster long-term relationships with seniors
Pass DBS check
You will be assigned a specific senior who you will care at Hemby. This makes you a part of their everyday life – and hopefully vice versa! Your working hours will be coordinated with the customers' preferences; at Hemby, there is no shift work!
You can easily track your hours in the Hemby app, and your monthly salary will be calculated based on this. You won't waste time with paperwork.
As a helper, your total compensation is between £15–£25 per hour, including holiday pay, travel allowance, experience bonuses, and extra for weekends/bank holidays.
Simply fill out the application form. What's important is that you complete the form as thoroughly as possible, so we can get a good understanding of you. Applying does not bind you to anything!
If your profile is a good fit, we'll add you to our waiting list. When an elderly person in your area need help, we'll reach out to arrange an meeting.
During the meeting we go through the job and see if the job is right for you. After this we'll order a statutory DBS check, and once that is cleared we're ready to offer you the work.
Hemby is a modern home care service that provides personalised, in-home support from a trusted helper. We keep things simple and transparent—no endless paperwork, no constantly changing carers. Just reliable help when you need it.
Every day, hundreds of families trust Hemby. Too often, the elderly and those in need of care struggle to get timely support at home. We’re here to change that.
Apply now by filling out the application form.
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