Live In Support Worker

Active Care Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of complex care as a Live In Support Worker in London. This rewarding role involves supporting clients with spinal cord injuries to live independently in their homes. You'll provide personal care, assist with daily activities, and engage clients in social activities. Enjoy a flexible work schedule with 2-week assignments and the opportunity for consistent work. With a focus on kindness and reliability, you'll make a real difference in clients' lives while being supported by a dedicated team. This is an excellent opportunity for those passionate about helping others and looking to develop their careers in care.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Nest Personal Pension

Active Awards programme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Support from clinical and business leadership teams

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a kind nature and be flexible and reliable.
• Good communication skills are essential for engaging with clients.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care and domestic tasks.
• Assist clients to lead an independent life in their home and community.

Skills

Kind and caring nature

Flexibility & reliability

Good communication skills

Interest in sports and being active

Ability to pick up skills quickly

Job description

For genuine occupational requirements we require female candidates.
Would you like to do live in care, staying within the London area?
Would you like a job where you work an assignment for 2 weeks and then have a break?
Would you like a rewarding role in which you can support a client one to one in their own home?
Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care.

We are Active Care Group, one of the leading providers of complex care. Within the Care in the Home division, we support clients with spinal cord injury, neurological and acquired brain injury to live independently in their own homes. We'd like you to join us as a Live In Support Worker based in West Hampstead.

What you'll be doing:

Our client has a spinal cord injury and they need support to lead an independent life in their home and community.

• You will move into a client's home and support them with personal care (including washing, dressing, and toileting), moving and handling, domestic tasks, and social activities. The client enjoys swimming which is supported by a secondary agency.

When you'll be working:

• Assignments 2 weeks long
• Regular consistent work with rolling rotas
• You must commit to working regularly each month to enable continuity of care for our clients

What you'll have:

• Kind and caring nature
• Flexibility & reliability; continuity of care is imperative for our clients
• Good communication skills and hold a good conversation with the client
• To share an interest in sports and being active with the client
• To be able to pick up skills and tasks quickly and use initiative
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

What to look forward to:

• £805 per week / £115 per day on a zero-hour contract
• Potential for regular consistent work with set rolling rotas minimum of 2 weeks on
• Accrued holiday pay
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• Support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams to help you develop your career with Active Care Group

We want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
Active Care Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. However, due to the nature of the position, there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement to recruit female Personal Healthcare Assistants.