Live-in Care Assistant

Home Instead Senior Care; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Sutton Coldfield is seeking a Live-In Care Professional to support older clients with non-medical services. The role involves living in the client's home, providing companionship and assistance. No formal qualifications are required, but a compassionate nature and a current UK driving licence are preferred. Comprehensive training is provided. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Meals provided

Access to TV and WiFi

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting is beneficial, but not required.
• A current UK driving licence is preferred.
• Life experience caring for others is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-medical care and companionship to clients.
• Help clients maintain independence in their own homes.
• Build professional friendships with clients.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Respectfulness

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Overview

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 enables us to provide personalised support.

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 Sutton Coldfield as a Live-In Care Professional. As a Live-In Care Professional, you will live in a client's home and provide a variety of non-medical services to help them keep independent in their own home.

Requirements

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 comfortable in spending time in the company of others.

Qualifications

No formal training required as full training will be given. Some life experience, either working with older people as a paid job or unpaid looking after a family member would be advantageous. A current UK driving licence is preferred.

Additional Information

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 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 us on 0121 323 4200 or email on [e-mail] & [e-mail]

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 DBS enhanced disclosure.