Live-In Care assistant - Female

Home Instead; Loughborough; Presencial; GBP 18.000 - 25.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Home Instead Senior Care in the United Kingdom seeks a compassionate live-in carer to support clients in their own homes, working independently while following house rules and promoting wellbeing.

You will document daily activities and report changes to your line manager, ensuring client privacy and safety while maintaining a positive living environment.

Formación

• Household tasks and personal care basics
• Ability to follow care plans and document observations
• Excellent communication and discretion

Responsabilidades

• Provide live-in care in a client’s home, maintaining privacy and safety.
• Offer companionship and assist with daily activities, meals, and routines.
• Perform light housekeeping and meal planning; assist with errands and appointments.

Descripción del empleo

Provide live-in care, usually working alone (alongside a job share)

Reflect the core values of the Home Instead Senior Care franchise

Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client's quality of life

As you will be staying in the client's home, you will follow their house rules and be mindful of their need for privacy

You may be the only person the client sees over some time, it is therefore essential to document daily activities and report any changes or causes for concern in a client's needs or living conditions

You need to be clear about when to seek help and advice to keep clients safe and promote their well-being

Maintain regular communication with line manager and office staff

Companionship services could include, but are not limited to:

• Offer companionship and conversation
• Monitor diet and eating
• Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies, and crafts)
• Arrange and provide reminders for appointments, activities, and outings
• Help with travel arrangements
• Organise mail and write letters
• Assist with walking (lending an arm to steady)
• Accompany appointments and social events (for example visiting friends or family, lunch, club meetings)

HOME HELP services could include, but are not limited to:

• Run errands / collect prescriptions etc
• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, and kitchens, washing, and ironing, taking out the rubbish, caring for houseplants, etc.)
• Organise and tidy cupboards and check food expiry dates
• Plan prepare and tidy away meals
• Answer the door
• Assist with pet care
• Supervise home maintenance
• Help with shopping and oversee home deliveries

PERSONAL CARE services could include, but are not limited to:

• Provide medication reminders
• Help with bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Help with continence care
• Assist to eat and drink
• Provide Dementia / Alzheimer's care
• Provide respite/convalescence care
• Assist with morning/wake up and or evening/tuck in

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Participate in company sponsored training and social events including meetings and training.
• Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability promptly
• Document client information in ACP app
• May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client's vehicle
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned