Live-in Care Assistant - Female only

Agincare Group; Croydon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend bonus – earn up to £100

Fully funded training and quals

Blue Light Card discounts

Company pension and on-demand pay

Job summary

Agincare Group in Croydon is seeking kind, reliable Live-In Carers to help adults live with dignity, comfort and joy in their own homes. In this role you provide companionship, practical support and a friendly presence, while respecting independence and privacy.

You’ll be travelling to clients across their homes in South and Southeast England. We offer benefits such as fully funded training, pension, on-demand pay, and a refer-a-friend bonus.

Qualifications

• Be able to commit to a minimum of 2 weeks at a time.
• Have a minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK.
• Be a kind, compassionate individual who is passionate about helping others thrive.

Responsibilities

• Offering companionship and support, sharing a cup of tea, a chat, and being a friendly face.
• Assisting with washing, dressing, and oral care
• Helping with meal preparation, cooking and creating a balanced, nutritious diet
• Light cleaning to maintain a safe and comfortable home
• Helping clients move safely and live as independently as possible
• Helping clients to engage in the community with trips out, hobbies, and outings

Skills

Compassionate

Job description

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Looking for a career where you can help someone live with dignity, comfort, and joy in their own home?

Become a Live-In Carer and make that difference every day.

The benefits:

• Refer a friend bonus – earn up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications
• Blue Light Card discounts (shopping, fuel, MOTs, food & drink)
• Company pension and on-demand pay

The ideal person will:

• Be able to commit to a minimum of 2 weeks at a time
• A kind , compassionate individual who is passionate about helping others thrive
• Have a minimum 12 months’ right to work in the UK

Your responsibilities may include:

• Offering companionship and support , sharing a cup of tea, a chat, and being a friendly face.
• Assisting with their washing, dressing, and oral care
• Helping with meal preparation, cooking and creating a balanced, nutritious diet
• Light cleaning to maintain a safe and comfortable home
• Helping clients move safely and live as independently as possible
• Helping clients to engage in the community with trips out, hobbies, and outings

Our clients are across the South West, South East, Central, and North of England, so you’ll need to be willing to travel. Our homes are rated Good by the CQC: CQC Rating

Additional information:

• Live-in placements are a minimum of 2 weeks, with flexibility on both sides
• Accommodation and food allowance provided

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsacross England.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available.