Live-in Care Assistant - Northampton

Bluebird Care; Northampton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Northampton is seeking a compassionate Live-in Care Assistant to support individuals in their homes. The role involves administering medication, promoting health, and providing companionship. Suitable candidates should have previous care experience and a caring nature. The position offers a competitive salary of £800 - £875 per week, holiday pay, and additional perks like meals and access to training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced rates for Bank Holidays

Paid holiday days

Meals or allowance

Ongoing training and support

Regular breaks

Qualifications

• Some previous care experience is essential for the role.
• Candidates should be naturally compassionate, caring, and patient.

Responsibilities

• Administering medication and performing manual handling.
• Promoting customer health and well-being.
• Household chores and meal preparation.
• Shopping and social outings to offer companionship.

Skills

Compassionate nature

Patience

Experience in care

Job description

Live-in Care Assistant - Northampton Bluebird Care•Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Providing Quality Care

Bluebird Care started as a small family business in 2004, and today we are proud to be one of the largest providers of home care services across the UK. But what makes us different?

Here at Bluebird Care territory, we’re committed to keeping people in the comfort of their own home. We began by offering home care to the elderly in our local area and when this became a success, we branched out to look at Live-In care. Our aim is to keep people independent in their own homes for as long as possible, so we take care of everyday tasks around our customers’ homes all the way through to complex care needs. We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.

Your Roles and Responsibilities as a Live-in Care Assistant

As a Live-In Care Assistant you will be living with one of our customers or maybe even a couple to provide the very best care. You are there to be a companion, but also to help them remain independent in their own home and cherish all the memories they’ve made there.

• Administering medication,
• Manual handling, using equipment where required,
• Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling them to live their life to the full.
• Household chores
• Meal preparation
• Shopping
• Social Outings
• Offering our customers companionship

Your Experience and Suitability for the Live-in Care Assistant Role

Some previous care experience is essential for the role. However, Live-in Care Assistants are matched to our customers to ensure you get along, so the most important thing to us is that you are naturally compassionate, caring and patient. We want a team who genuinely cares for each of our customers as if they were their own family.

Because We Care About You

• Competitive rates of £800 - £875 per week
• Enhanced rates for Bank Holidays
• If you use your own vehicle for customer use, you will be entitled to 35p per mile?
• 28 paid holiday days?
• 3 meals a day or an allowance from the customer. You will also have a separate room to stay and access to a TV and WIFI.
• You will have regular contact with your supervisor along with access to our career pathway allowing you to gain qualifications to grow your knowledge and confidence to provide the very best care to our customers.
• Ongoing training and support
• Regular, scheduled daily and weekly breaks which you can spend as you wish in or outside of the customer’s home
• A clearly defined schedule of working time vs downtime during each day

But not only that, we take care of our team throughout the year, whether it's your birthday, Christmas, awards or simply because it’s a Thursday. We’re a family and we’re here to look after you today, tomorrow and every other day after that.