Live In Care Assistant

Home Instead Senior Care; Livingston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

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 Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enable us to provide personalized support.

Benefits:

• Earnings from £840 per week, depending on client needs
• £7 per day meal allowance
• Travel expenses up to £50 paid for travel to and from placements
• Weekly in-person support and supervision in the client’s home from our dedicated care managers
• 'Out of hours' support in case of emergencies
• Employee Pension Scheme
• 28 days of paid holiday
• Regular shifts
• High street discounts
• Referral programme
• Paid training
• Office events to meet and socialize with our team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Support to complete SVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care Qualification (fully funded)

About the role:

We are looking for people with kind, compassionate hearts who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients to join our team in West Lothian as a Live In Care Professional. As a Live In Care Assistant, you will live in a client's home and provide a variety of non-medical services to help them remain independent in their own home.

You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a Care Professional. However, it would be useful to have some experience of working in a care setting or interacting with older people. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience. You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy, and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and be comfortable spending time in the company of others.

Shift Patterns (including weekends):

• 1 week on/1 week off
• 2 weeks on/2 weeks off
• Other personalized shift patterns can also be created, working a minimum of 2 consecutive weeks

*We do not offer sponsorships. You must already be living in the UK and have all right to work documentation.*

As a Live In Care Professional, you will be provided with 3 meals a day or an allowance from the client, a separate room to stay, and access to a TV and WiFi. In addition, we offer comprehensive training and support.

If you're looking for work that 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 us on 01506 346046.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighborhoods 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 DBS enhanced disclosure.