Live In Carer

Company Description

Home Instead is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship 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 Live in Care CAREGivers to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support. 

Job Description

Are you a live-in care professional feeling isolated in your placement? Are you missing a sense of community?

Join us at Home Instead, where we nurture a human connection and offer real, day-to-day support for our live-in carers from day one.

Home Instead provides high-quality, relationship-led live-in care. Home Instead values you as much as our clients. We are invested in fostering a place where you can make a real difference and still have time to recharge. Care isn't just a job for us - it's a shared mission that brings us together.

We are looking for someone to work on a rota with a second live in carer to establish continuity for this client, so will suit someone looking for long term work.

Responsibilities

• Support client in her own home with various task such as personal care, home help, moving around the home, medication, meal preparation, and companionship.
• Liaise with families and other professionals in order to provide the best quality care at home.
• Promote independence and individuality according to Personal Plan.
• Record daily tasks, notes and any incidents on Access Care Planning App.
• Work as part of a team, effectively communicating with Office Team as well as other Care Professionals.

In Return you will receive

• Rates of pay - £126 Per Day (Working on a one week on/one week off rota).
• Paid travel one way to client's home
• 2 hours break each day.
• Ongoing support - we want to make sure you get the most out of your career. Our team will help you along the way. We'll always be there for any advice or guidance you need with 24h out of hours support from our friendly office team.
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
• Home Instead benefits including pension and paid training

Qualifications

Qualifications

• You have experience with live-in care, ideally including dementia care.
• You are patient and understanding with a calm and friendly approach.
• You have a genuine, kind, patient, compassionate, caring nature.
• Your communication skills with management, clients, and/or family members are excellent.

Additional Information

As a Live in Carer, you will be provided with a weekly allowance from the client, a separate room to stay and access to a TV and Wi-Fi. Additionally, we offer comprehensive training and support.

If you are 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. Please contact Pauline on 01475 602200

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to PVG.