Live in Care Assistant

Home Instead; Chester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Chester is seeking a Live In Care Professional responsible for personalizing care plans and supporting clients in their homes. The ideal candidate will have professional care experience in the UK and essential communication skills. The role requires a compassionate, reliable individual who enjoys building strong relationships. Benefits include competitive pay of £120 per day, double pay on bank holidays, and various allowances and progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Double pay for bank holidays

£35 per week food allowance

Fully funded award-winning training

Opportunities for career progression

Company pension

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Professional care experience in the UK: 1 year (required).
• Driving licence and car (not essential).
• Comfortable spending time in the company of others.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clients' personalised care plans and health goals.
• Manage clients' medical condition, meals, and hygiene.
• Maintain positive relationships with clients and their families.

Skills

Compassionate

Excellent communication skills

Trustworthy

Reliable

Job description

You will be responsible for delivering your clients' personalised care plan and health goals, enabling them to live life to the fullest in their own home. You will manage clients' medical condition, meals, hygiene and ensure their safety at all times. You will maintain a positive relationship with your client, their family, friends and those supporting their health and well‑being, being trustworthy and compassionate.

The role of a Live In Care Professional is both rewarding and challenging, with great support from both the family and the Home Instead team. Join a friendly and award‑winning company doing amazing things to help older people live well at home throughout Wirral, Chester and South Liverpool.

We are looking for a flexible individual who is reliable, compassionate, and has excellent communication skills. If you are caring and compassionate, you already have the most important qualifications to be a Home Instead Care Professional. You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will enjoy building professional friendships and be comfortable spending time in the company of others.

Eligibility and Requirements

• Professional care experience in the UK: 1 year (required)
• Reliable, trustworthy, respectful, compassionate, with excellent communication skills
• Driving licence and car (not essential)
• Will work 7 days on, 7 days off, with a 2‑hour break each day and plenty of downtime
• No sponsorship available; we do not offer any form of sponsorship

Pay and Benefits

Pay: £120 per 24 hours, plus double pay for bank holidays and a £35 per week food allowance.

• Competitive rates of pay £120 per 24 hours worked
• Double pay for bank holidays
• £35 per week food allowance
• Tiered pay system – the more training you undertake, the higher the pay rate
• Use of company caravan
• Matched to clients and placed in a package with the same client
• Employee assistance programme
• Blue Light Card
• Fully funded award‑winning training
• DBS paid for
• Quarterly care professional meetings
• Opportunities for career progression
• Company pension
• Focus on Relationship‑Based Care
• Recognition and Reward
• Making a real difference in people's lives every day

Shifts

Working 7 days on, 7 days off, with a 2‑hour break each day and plenty of downtime in between.