Live-in Care Assistant

Bluebird Care; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in social care is looking for Live-in Care Assistants in Knutsford. This rewarding role involves providing essential support for elderly or vulnerable individuals in their homes, facilitating independence through companionship and personal care tasks. Positions offer competitive salaries and comprehensive training to ensure quality care.

Benefits

Private bedroom

Full self-assessment training

Ongoing accredited training and support

Company pension scheme

Up to 28 days paid holiday (pro rata)

Enhanced salary on bank holidays

Qualifications

• Have you cared for someone elderly or vulnerable before?
• Two years experience in a similar role required.

Responsibilities

• Assisting customer with personal care tasks like washing and dressing.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks, such as dusting and vacuuming.
• Observe, monitor and record customer's well-being and report changes.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Resilience

Education

Previous care experience (professional or personal)

Experience managing a household

Job description

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Have you cared for someone elderly or vulnerable before? Whether you have professional care industry experience or have cared for an immediate family member why not consider joining our team of amazing Female Live-In Carers across Cheshire East in making a genuine difference within the local communities.

Typical working patterns are 1 week on, 1 week off however this can be discussed in line with your availability.

The role of a Live-in Carer is similar to other care roles with one notable exception, you are not a visitor, but a key part of the household.

Our Live-in Carers Benefit From

• £574.00 per week + food
• Private bedroom
• Full self-assessment training
• Ongoing accredited training and support
• A career pathway with opportunities to get promoted
• Company pension scheme
• Up to 28 days paid holiday (pro rata)
• Enhanced salary on bank holidays
  
  

Being a Live-in Carer offers a real sense of purpose and immense job satisfaction. You will enjoy the special privilege of living in a customer's home. You will use your excellent communication skills to build unique relationships with people from all walks of life; with different backgrounds and needs, lifestyles and personalities, and cultures.

Female Live-in Carers also provide respite for customers who have been in hospital or deteriorated slightly and feel they need Live-In support for a short period until they recover.

The Tasks a Live-in Carer Will Undertake

• Assisting customer with personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, bathing and toileting.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks, such as dusting, vacuuming and changing bed linen.
• Assist in the safe lifting, transferring, repositioning and movement of customers.
• Accompany customers to medical appointments, shopping trips etc.
• Observe, monitor and record customer's physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to the office.
• Encourage customers to be independent.
• Support with medication.
• Assisting customers with meal preparation/fluids.
• Support customers with social activities, also companionship.
  
  

We also do require that applicants have good experience in running and managing a household and/or previous care experience (professional or personal) to be considered for this role.

Live-in Care is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world day in, day out. Our Live-in Carers are driven, resilient and compassionate people, who empower our customers to live independently in the community. We have a unique opportunity available for the chance to join our rated Outstanding by CQC Care team.

We would love to hear from you if you feel you have what it takes to become a valued Live-in Carer at Bluebird Care.

Two years experience in a similar role

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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